
Diagnosis: Basal cell nevus syndrome
Description: Multiple skin coloured facial papules
Morphology: Papules,skin coloured
Site: Face
Sex: M
Age: 67
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory: The Basal cell nevus syndrome (Gorlin's syndrome) is characterised by multiple Bccs some of which may be nevus like.Patients may have hundreds of these lesions.Many patients have a characteristic facies with frontal bossing, a small jaw,broad nasal root and ocular hypertelorism.Palmar pits and jaw cysts are also commonly seen.