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Proportionate growth of congenital nevi: Blow a balloon to explain
Author(s) -
Inamadar Arun C.,
Palit Aparna
Publication year - 2018
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.13540
Subject(s) - medicine , lesion , nevus , balloon , anxiety , dermatology , pathology , surgery , melanoma , psychiatry , cancer research
Any form of congenital nevus in a child is a cause of parental anxiety. Parents are often worried about the future course of the lesion. Some of these lesions grow in extent with the child's growth and involve other body areas; others grow proportionate to the involved body part, giving an impression of apparent growth of the lesion. We use an illustrative “blowing a balloon” technique to explain the apparent growth pattern of some congenital nevi.