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Diseases of the Sebaceous Glands

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Dermatology

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The distribution of the sebaceous glands in the skin is highly variable. Sebaceous glands are almost always associated with a hair follicle; the most common exception are the ectopic or free sebaceous glands of the lips and other mucosal surfaces known as Fordyce glands. There are three types of hair follicles with differing types of sebaceous glands:

  • Terminal hair follicle (for example, scalp hairs): a large thick hair is associated with large sebaceous glands

  • Vellus hair follicle (for example, fine facial hair in women): a thin hair and small sebaceous glands are seen

  • Sebaceous follicle: a midsized hair is combined with large sebaceous glands; such an arrangement is seen only in humans, especially on the face, the upper parts of the chest and the back, the sites of predilection for acne vulgaris.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Frauenlobstraße 9-11, D-80337, Munich, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c.mult. Otto Braun-Falco (Emeritus Professor and Chairman), Prof. Dr. med. Gerd Plewig (Professor and Chairman) & Walter H. C. Burgdorf M.D. (Clinical Lecturer)

  2. Department of Dermatology and Venerology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-23562, Lübeck, Germany

    Prof. Dr. med. Helmut H. Wolff (Professor and Chairman)

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Braun-Falco, O., Plewig, G., Wolff, H.H., Burgdorf, W.H.C. (2000). Diseases of the Sebaceous Glands. In: Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97931-6_28

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