Nevus Comedonicus on Scalp: A Rare Site

Nevus comedonicus is rare hamartoma of the pilosebaceous unit. Curiously the scalp is rarely involved. Here we are reporting 33-year-old male presenting with nevus comedonicus arranged linearly on the scalp. There was positive family history of similar lesion on the similar site. This case has been...

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Autores principales: Kikkeri, Naveen N, Priyanka, Rashme, Parshawanath, HA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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E-IJD Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657429
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.147861
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description Nevus comedonicus is rare hamartoma of the pilosebaceous unit. Curiously the scalp is rarely involved. Here we are reporting 33-year-old male presenting with nevus comedonicus arranged linearly on the scalp. There was positive family history of similar lesion on the similar site. This case has been presented for its sheer rarity and atypical site.
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spelling pubmed-43180352015-02-05 Nevus Comedonicus on Scalp: A Rare Site Kikkeri, Naveen N Priyanka, Rashme Parshawanath, HA Indian J Dermatol E-IJD Case Report Nevus comedonicus is rare hamartoma of the pilosebaceous unit. Curiously the scalp is rarely involved. Here we are reporting 33-year-old male presenting with nevus comedonicus arranged linearly on the scalp. There was positive family history of similar lesion on the similar site. This case has been presented for its sheer rarity and atypical site. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4318035/ /pubmed/25657429 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.147861 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Dermatology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318035/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25657429
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