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Two cases of late onset Ota's naevus
Author(s) -
Chang S. E.,
Kim K. J.,
Kim E. S.,
Choi J. H.,
Sung K. J.,
Moon K. C.,
Koh J. K.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
clinical and experimental dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.587
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1365-2230
pISSN - 0307-6938
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2002.01007.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology
Summary Ota's naevus is among the dermal melanocytoses that show a distinct pattern involving skin innervated by the trigeminal nerve. Most cases present at birth or manifest clinically in early childhood. Cases of acquired lesions in adult onset have been reported rarely. We present two cases of late onset Ota's naevus which were confirmed by skin biopsies. Both patients underwent Q‐switched alexandrite laser treatment with a dose of 8.0 J/cm 2 given four or five times at 6 weekly intervals and showed some improvement.