Linear arrangement of multiple congenital melanocytic nevi.

doi:10.1016/0190-9622(92)70265-h

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Linear arrangement of multiple congenital melanocytic nevi.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - 1 Nov 1992

Effendy I, Happle R

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A 28-year-old man had numerous slightly papillomatous melanocytic nevi that were arranged in a linear pattern on his right arm. Their distribution was reminiscent of the lines of Blaschko. The nevi had been present since birth and were in part covered with terminal hair. Histopathologic examinati...

Topics

Adult
Arm
Humans
Male
Nevus, Pigmented
Phenotype
Skin Neoplasms

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