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Agminated Spitz Nevi: Report of a Child with a Unique Dermatomal Distribution
Author(s) -
Glasgow M. A.,
Lain Edward L.,
Kincan Jay M.
Publication year - 2005
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.1525-1470.2005.00137.x
Subject(s) - medicine , spitz nevus , dermatome , dermatology , presentation (obstetrics) , english language , pathology , nevus , surgery , melanoma , linguistics , philosophy , cancer research
Spitz nevi most commonly present as solitary lesions. Multiple agminated Spitz nevi are a rare presentation, with 38 reported cases in the English language literature. We report a 2‐year‐old girl who presented with multiple Spitz nevi in a unique, dermatome‐like distribution and review the English‐language literature on agminated Spitz nevi.