Zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevus

Zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevus
SpecialtyDermatology

Zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevus is a birthmark, a type of nevus spilus that runs along the path of a nerve supply.[1] It may be the result of a potentially lethal mutation.[2]

The terminology has been described as "confusing".[3]

It was characterized in 1981.[4]

Cutaneous findings in FACES syndrome include zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevi.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Frațilă, Simona; Țica, Ovidiu; Rațiu, Ioana Adela; Ardelean, Alexandra (9 September 2025). "Multiple Melanomas on Speckled Lentiginous Nevus: A Systematic Review and a Case Report". Journal of Clinical Medicine. 14 (18): 6366. doi:10.3390/jcm14186366. ISSN 2077-0383. PMC 12470940. PMID 41010571.
  2. ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 853. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  3. ↑ Marchesi L, Naldi L, Di Landro A, Cavalieri d'Oro L, Brevi A, Cainelli T (August 1992). "Segmental lentiginosis with "jentigo" histologic pattern". Am J Dermatopathol. 14 (4): 323–7. doi:10.1097/00000372-199208000-00007. PMID 1503204.
  4. ↑ Simoes GA (February 1981). "Speckled zosteriform lentiginous nevus". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 4 (2): 236–8. doi:10.1016/S0190-9622(81)80245-9. PMID 7217395.
  5. ↑ "Speckled Lentiginous Nevus".


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