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Multiple Large Pilomatricomas in the Setting of Diffuse Epidermal Nevi
Author(s) -
JOHNSON LANDON M.,
NEWELL BRANDON
Publication year - 2010
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.1525-1470.2010.01251.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nevus , dermatology , ectoderm , pathology , embryonic stem cell , biology , cancer research , genetics , melanoma , gene
Epidermal nevi are hamartomas arising from the embryonic ectoderm during early embryonic stages, resulting in cutaneous mosaicism. We describe a patient with diffuse epidermal nevi and multiple large pilomatricomas arising near or within epidermal nevi.