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Multiple Inflamed Nevi in a Child with Oculocutaneous Albinism: What Lessons can be Learned?
Author(s) -
HON KAMLUN ELLIS,
CHING GARY KAWAI,
KWOK TUNG AUDREY,
CHOI PAUL CHEUNG LUNG
Publication year - 2009
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.1525-1470.2008.00836.x
Subject(s) - oculocutaneous albinism , albinism , medicine , dermatology , lesion , melanocytic nevus , presentation (obstetrics) , nevus , biopsy , pigmentation disorder , pathology , melanoma , surgery , paleontology , cancer research , biology
We report a 12‐year‐old girl with oculocutaneous albinism who developed nonitchy and nontender erythematous spots. A skin biopsy specimen of one of the spots confirmed that the lesion was an inflamed melanocytic nevus. We emphasize the atypical presentation of nevi in individuals with albinism.