Sebaceous cyst is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Sebaceous cyst, or a subtype of Sebaceous cyst,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Types of Sebaceous cyst:
Broader types of Sebaceous cyst:
Prevalance of Sebaceous cyst: 5 per 1000 - NHIS95
Prevalance Rate of Sebaceous cyst: approx 1 in 200 or 0.50% or 1.4 million people in USA [about data]
Prognosis of Sebaceous cyst: Most sebaceous cysts are harmless and merely a cosmetic annoyance; occasionally they can become infected.
Complications of Sebaceous cyst:
see complications of Sebaceous cyst
Causes of Sebaceous cyst: see causes of Sebaceous cyst
Cause of Sebaceous cyst: Blockage of a gland that produces sebum leading to cyst formation.
Symptoms of Sebaceous cyst: see symptoms of Sebaceous cyst
Complications of Sebaceous cyst: see complications of Sebaceous cyst
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Sebaceous cyst.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Sebaceous cyst.
Treatments for Sebaceous cyst:
see treatments for Sebaceous cyst
Research for Sebaceous cyst:
see research for Sebaceous cyst
Organs and body systems related to Sebaceous cyst include:
Main name of condition: Sebaceous cyst
Other names or spellings for Sebaceous cyst:
Trichilemmal cyst, Wen, Epidermal inclusion cyst, Epidermoid cyst, Keratinizing cyst, Pilar cyst
Source - Diseases Database
Pilar cyst, Wen, Steatocystoma
Source - WordNet 2.1
Steatocystoma multiplex
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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