Nevus Spilus, Nevus, Speckled, Café Au Lait Spot, Nevus, Pigmented - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

nevus spilus nevus, speckled café au lait spot nevus, pigmented

Body Site

back

Age

5 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

brown

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

A 5 year old boy had a light brown patch at birth. He gradually developed an increasing number of small dark brown macules and papules within the patch. Histologically the light brown patches in a speckled nevus show changes typical of lentigines, while the darker papules represent junctional nests of nevus cells.

Description

5 X 3 cm light brown patch speckled with dark brown 1-3 mm macules and papules

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7/13/2002 15:39:26

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