Pseudo-halo Nevus, Nevus, Pigmented - DermAtlas

Contributor

Zoey Glick

Diagnosis

pseudo-halo nevus nevus, pigmented

Body Site

trunk

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

scattered

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy adolescent girl attempted to reduce her risk of melanoma by covering her moles with opaque adhesive patches when she was tanning in the sun at the beach or tanning salon resulting in hypopigmented patches surrounding her nevi. Unlike halo nevi, none of the surrounding patches were depigmented and all of them had fuzzy poorly defined edges. Third contributor: Dr. Philip L. Glick

Description

8 X 5 mm brown well demarcated plaque with surrounding hypopigmentation with a poorly defined edge

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11/2/2008 11:11:42

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