Eruptive syringomas – An uncommon presentation in a male

Abstract

Syringomas are benign adnexal tumors derived from the intraepidermal portion of eccrine glands. They are mostly found in young to middle aged women as asymptomatic (sometimes pruritic), soft, and yellowish-brown or skin-colored papules with bilaterally symmetrical distribution. The lesions have a predilection for periorbital area (primarily lower eyelids) and cheeks. A variant-eruptive syringoma presents as successive crops of disseminated lesions in atypical areas. There are very few reports of such cases. Therefore, we report this rare variant of syringoma in a male on an unusual site.