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Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra in a Young Child
Author(s) -
Babapour Reza,
Leach James,
Levy Howard
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1993.tb00398.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology
Dermatosis papulosa nigra was diagnosed in a 3‐year‐old black boy. This folllcular nevoid condition, which is common in adult blacks, is seldom diagnosed in prepubescent children. The diagnosis was confirmed by the biopsy specimen that showed features of epidermal acanthosls and papillomatosis, similar to seborrheic keratosis.