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Congenital Melanosis and Hypertrichosis in a Bilateral Distribution
Author(s) -
Ferreira Maria João,
Bajanca Rui,
Fiadeiro Teresa
Publication year - 1998
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.1525-1470.1998.tb01341.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypertrichosis , dermatology , hyperpigmentation , shoulders , context (archaeology) , biopsy , pigmentation disorder , melanosis , nevus , girl , pathology , melanoma , psychology , paleontology , developmental psychology , cancer research , biology
We report a 4‐year‐old Caucasian girl with congenital skin lesions consisting of hyperpigmented macules that were bilateral and roughly symmetrical, covered with terminal hair and located on the scapular regions, shoulders, and arms. A cutaneous biopsy specimen showed the histologic pattern of Becker nevus. We discuss the classification of this case in the context of the published literature.