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.
Also Known As:
Multiple Sebaceous Cysts; Multiplex Steatocystoma; Sebaceous Cysts, Multiple; Cyst, Multiple Sebaceous; Cysts, Multiple Sebaceous; Multiple Sebaceous Cyst; Multiplex Steatocystomas; Sebaceous Cyst, Multiple; Steatocystoma Multiplices; Steatocystoma, Multiplex; Steatocystomas, Multiplex