Sclerotic Regressing Large Congenital Nevus | Zendy

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Sclerotic Regressing Large Congenital Nevus

Author(s) -

Patsatsi Aikaterini,

Kokolios Miltiadis,

Pikou Olga,

Lambropoulos Vasilios,

Efstratiou Ioannis,

Sotiriadis Dimitrios

Publication year - 2016

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/pde.13008

Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , in utero , tuberous sclerosis , nevus , regression , pathology , melanoma , pregnancy , fetus , cancer research , biology , genetics , psychology , psychoanalysis

Regression of congenital nevi is usually associated with loss of pigment or halo formation. In rare cases, regression is characterized by sclerosis and hair loss. We describe a rare case of a sclerotic hypopigmented large congenital melanocytic nevus in which a localized scleroderma‐like reaction process of regression seemed to have started in utero and progressed throughout early childhood.

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