Nevus, Inflammatory Linear Epidermal, Nevus, Epidermal, Psoriasis - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

nevus, inflammatory linear epidermal nevus, epidermal psoriasis

Body Site

arm forearm

Age

4 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

linear Blaschko lines

Color

red orange

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy 4-year-old boy developed linear red scaly plaques on his left forearm shortly after birth. Over the last year he began to develop additional scattered round scaly plaques on the trunk and extremities. A skin biopsy was felt to be consistent with an inflammatory epidermal nevus but was later reinterpreted as psoriasis.

Description

orange-red scaly plaques in a Blaschko lines pattern

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2/12/2005 21:11:13

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