Open AccessGenital/perigenital inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus: A case series
Author(s) -
Debabrata Bandyopadhyay,
Abanti Saha
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.169132
Subject(s) - medicine , dermatology , itching , sex organ , groin , lesion , nevus , pathology , surgery , melanoma , genetics , cancer research , biology
Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is a distinct variety of keratinocytic epidermal naevus. In contrast to non-inflammatory epidermal naevi, ILVEN are far less common, usually erythematous and intractably pruritic. ILVEN usually appears at birth or early childhood and has a linear distribution following the Blaschko lines. Genital/perigenital involvement is relatively rare.