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The transverse nasal line: an embryonic fault line
Author(s) -
SHELLEY W.B.,
SHELLEY E.D.,
PANSKY B.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1997.19942075.x
Subject(s) - nose , transverse plane , anatomy , medicine , line (geometry) , geometry , mathematics
Summary The transverse nasal line has long been neglected and frequently overlooked. This narrow pink or hyperpigmented line or groove extends transversely between the upper two‐thirds and the lower third of the nose. It is often hereditary and may be the locus of comedones and milia. Eighteen examples are reported by us, along with a possible embryological interpretation.