Ann Dermatol.  2012 Feb;24(1):109-111. 10.5021/ad.2012.24.1.109.

Is Spontaneous Disappearance of Nevus Depigmentosus Possible?

• Lee DJ
• Kang HY

• KMID: 2156871
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2012.24.1.109

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Nevus

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Spontaneous disappearance of hypopigmented macules and patches. (a) A 10-month-old male presented with hypopigmented macules and patches on his right thigh in linear configuration since birth. A diffuse bluish patch that was suspected to be an aberrant Mongolian spot surrounded the hypopigmented areas. The holes were made by punch biopsy. (b) After 6 years, complete disappearance of the previous hypopigmented macules and patches and the surrounding aberrant Mongolian spot was noted.

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  Fig. 2 Histological findings. (a) There were no remarkable findings on H&E staining. (b) Fontana-Masson staining showed decreased epidermal pigmentation in the lesional skin compared to the perilesional normal skin. (c) There was no difference in the number of NKI/beteb positive melanocytes between the lesional and perilesional normal skin. Original magnification was ×200.

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