Naevus sebaceous images

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)