Nasal Crease, Transverse Nasal Line - DermAtlas

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Eric Ehrsam, MD

Diagnosis

nasal crease transverse nasal line

Body Site

nose

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

linear

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

depressed (atrophy, loss of soft tissue,scar)

Pattern

symmetric localized

Comments

This 6-year-old boy was evaluated for an asymptomatic transverse nasal line which was present for 2 years. The lesion was slightly depressed and associated with milia. The diagnosis of transversal nasal line was suggested as described by Shelley WB (Shelley WB et al. The transverse nasal line: an embryonic fault line. Br J Dermatol 1997; 137: 963-5)and Prigent F (Nasal transversal line of child. Letter to the editor. Ann Dermatol Venereol 2001;128:257-60).

Description

symmetric transverse slightly depressed hypopigmented line with milia

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9/24/2006 22:15:03

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