Chapter 12 - Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)»Disorders of skin appendages (L60-L75)»Steatocystoma multiplex (L72.2)
L72.2
Steatocystoma multiplex
Related indications (MeSH) (1)
A disorder characterized by multiple, wide spread cutaneous cysts that often become inflamed and rupture. It is caused by the same mutations in the gene coding for KRT-17 that are causative mutations for Pachyonychia congenita, Type 2. Natal teeth involvement is sometimes associated with steatocystoma multiplex.