Nevus, Pigmented, Congenital, Giant, Nevus, Pigmented, Nevus, Pigmented, Congenital - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

nevus, pigmented, congenital, giant nevus, pigmented nevus, pigmented, congenital

Body Site

back

Age

2 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This healthy 2-month-old boy had a large congenital pigmented nevus comprised of multiple light and dark brown papules and plaque on the back. A magnetic resonance imaging study of the back showed normal bony and soft tissue structures.

Description

multiple grouped light and dark brown papules and plaques with confluence in some areas

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1/5/2004 8:06:15

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