Nevus, Pigmented, Nevus, Pigmented, Eclipse - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

nevus, pigmented nevus, pigmented, eclipse

Body Site

scalp

Age

10 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

brown

Morphology

plaqulous (plaque / nodule / tumor)

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This healthy 10-year-old girl with type 1 skin complexion was evaluated for a nevus which had slowly grown for 2-3 years on her scalp. Recently it became lighter in color and elevated in the center. Eclipse nevi represent an innocent variant of pigmented nevucellular nevus in evolution. Over several years, these nevi usually become uniformly pigmented and elevated.

Description

1 cm round pigmented plaque with gray brown elevated center and dark brown macular border

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1/26/2008 16:48:13

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