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Dramatic spontaneous regression of a medium‐sized congenital melanocytic naevus
Author(s) -
Cusack C.,
Warde D.,
Lynch W.,
McDermott M.,
Watson R.
Publication year - 2009
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 - 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2008.03131.x
Subject(s) - medicine , depigmentation , lesion , dermatology , melanocytic nevus , nevus , congenital melanocytic nevus , surgery , melanoma , cancer research
Summary We report a case of a 6‐month‐old girl who was referred for evaluation of a congenital melanocytic naevus (CMN) on her right thigh. The lesion was consistent with a medium‐sized CMN and was managed conservatively. A halo of depigmentation, which coincided with occlusion of the lesion during a holiday in a sunny climate, was noted soon after her fourth birthday and the CNM regressed completely over a 4‐month period. A residual patch of leucoderma still remained at the original CMN site > 2 years after its total involution. The process has been documented with photographs and a skin biopsy during the resolving phase.