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A case of giant congenital nevocytic nevus with neurotization and onset of vitiligo
Author(s) -
Shin JH,
Kim MJ,
Cho S,
Whang KK,
Hahm JH
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3083.2002.00563.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vitiligo , dermatology , lesion , pigmentation disorder , pathology
Abstract The authors report the case of a 21‐year‐old woman with a giant congenital nevocytic nevus (GCNN) who developed vitiligo at the age of 16 years on skin areas remote from the GCNN. This is the first reported case of GCNN developing neurotization combined with vitiliginous changes within the GCNN lesion. Treatment with PUVA achieved repigmentation of the vitiligo lesions, except for the hypochromic areas within the area of the nevus that were shielded from UVA radiation.