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This naevus sebaceous, present since birth, has slowly become rough and developed a benign cyst within it
A naevus sebaceous on the occiput, which occasionally bleeds
Apocrine hidrocystoma developing within a sebaceous naevus on the cheek
A crusted area has developed at the edge of this naevus sebaceous - biopsy will be needed to exclude either a benign or malignant lesion arising within
A yellow verrucous hairless plaque on the occiput - a typical naevus sebaceous
A verrucous naevus sebaceous bleeding due to hairbrush trauma
A naevus sebaceous on the forehead
This hairless patch due to a naevus sebaceous has become verrucous since puberty
An orange-yellow plaque due to a naevus sebaceous at the hairline
A hairless occipital patch in a child - the naevus sebaceous may become thicker and verrucous at puberty
A linear naevus sebaceous on the forehead - the thickening is in part due to maternal hormonal effects, and it may flatten later in infancy
An orange-yellow linear naevus sebaceous in the preauricular area
A yellow hairless plaque in an infant - a common location for a naevus sebaceous
A typical area of alopecia in an infant due to a naevus sebaceous
A naevus sebaceous in skin of colour - the typical yellow colour cannot be appreciated in darker skin types
A hairless yellow velvety plaque in a child due to a naevus sebaceous
A patch of alopecia in a boy due to a naevus sebaceous
A typical small occipital naevus sebaceous showing the usual orange-yellow colour
Yellow papular lesions are conspicuous in this infantile naevus sebaceous
A naevus sebaceous on the scalp of a 59 year old Maori
Yellow papular appearance to an anterior hairline naevus sebaceous
A naevus sebaceous on the anterior hairline in an infant
A naevus sebaceous on the right cheek in an infant - the orange-yellow colour is characteristic
A naevus sebaceous on the cheek and neck - the yellow-white globules are striking
A naevus sebaceous in a 48 year old. Over the decades, the lesion has become warty and papillomatous
A naevus sebaceous on the anterior hair line - the orange-yellow colour is characteristic (NS-patient1)
Yellow globules in a naevus sebaceous on dermoscopy (NS-patient1)
A small naevus sebaceous on the anterior scalp in a 10 year old (NS-patient2)
Dermatoscopic view of an organoid naevus showing orange-yellow globules (NS-patient2)
A small occipital naevus sebaceous - the orange-yellow colour and alopecia are typical (NS-patient3)
Dermoscopic image of an organoid naevus on the scalp. (NS-patient3)
A small occipital naevus sebaceous on an infant's occiput (NS-patient4)
Dermatoscopic appearence of a small organoid naevus - the background erythema is more conspicuous than the rather subtle yellow globules (NS-patient4)
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