Background Eruptive syringomas are uncommon eccrine sweat gland tumours. On
ly 64 cases have been reported in the literature.
Objective Clinical findings of 27 patients with eruptive syringomas were re
viewed over a 47-year period.
Results The tumours appeared as multiple yellow-brown-coloured papules loca
lized on the neck, anterior trunk, axillae, shoulders, abdomen or pubic are
a. This disorder occurs more frequently among women, and is frequent in the
prepubertal as well as in the postpubertal age. The diagnosis was not clin
ically suspected in most cases.
Conclusions Eruptive syringomas have to be considered in differential diagn
osis of papular dermatosis at any age.