self-healing squamous epithelioma

self-healing squamous epithelioma
an autosomal dominant form of multiple keratoacanthoma, characterized by a succession of lesions resembling those of squamous cell carcinoma; they heal spontaneously with scarring and are most common on the face and limbs of male adolescents and young adults. Called also Ferguson Smith e.

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