Fordyce Granules Associated with Hypopigmentation of Facial Skin

Khurshid A Mattoo^1, , Manas Singh² and Swati Gupta³

¹Department of Prosthodontics, College of dentistry, Jazan University, Jazan, (KSA)

²Department of Prosthodontics, Subharti Dental College, Subharti University, Meerut, India

³Department of Oral Medicine, Subharti Dental College, Subharti University, Meerut, India

Cite this paper:
Khurshid A Mattoo, Manas Singh and Swati Gupta. Fordyce Granules Associated with Hypopigmentation of Facial Skin. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Radiology. 2014; 2(2):23-24. doi: 10.12691/oral-2-2-5

Abstract

Fordyce granules are referred to as benign sebaceous glands, which are ectopic in distribution and are characterized by the multiple light yellow raise papules, occurring mainly in the lip region. Observed mainly in adults, the disease is rarely associated with physiological skin hypopigmentation. This case report describes a case of an elderly patient who presented depigmentation of skin over the face with unilateral Fordyce granules on the left side of the buccal mucosa.

Keywords:
sebaceous glands sebum crown macule papule

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