Clinical Quiz
The Hong Kong Practitioner VOLUME 26 / July 2004

A lady with a scalp lesion
T S Au °Ï¼w¦¨


A monthly clinical quiz is published in The Hong Kong Practitioner. Readers are invited to participate and a prize draw, sponsored by Pfizer Corporation Hong Kong Limited, will be undertaken among the successful entries each month. For entry into the draw, simply answer the question, fill in the reply slip and return it to the College by 6 August, 2004. Each reader is allowed to submit one entry only. The name of the winner and the answer will be published in the August issue.

Clinical history:

A 30-year-old lady comes to see you for some skin problems. Upon examination, you incidentally notice a yellowish lesion on the scalp. Asked about the lesion, the patient says it has been there since birth.

The slide and the question were prepared by:
Dr T S Au, FRCP, FHKAM(Med)
The Hong Kong Dermatology Centre, Unit 502, Hing Wai Building, 36 Queen's Road Central, Hong Kong.

What is the most likely diagnosis?

A. Naevus sebaceous
B. Sebaceous hyperplasia
C. Alopecia areata
D. Seborrhoeic keratosis

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