Huge Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis on Back: An Unusual Presentation

Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis (NLCS) is a benign dermatosis, histologically characterized by the presence of mature ectopic adipocytes in the dermis. We hereby report a case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with multiple huge swellings on the scapular regions and lower back. The lesion...

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Autores principales: Das, Dipti, Das, Anupam, Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata, Kumar, Dhiraj
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26120161
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156390
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author Das, Dipti
Das, Anupam
Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata
Kumar, Dhiraj
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description Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis (NLCS) is a benign dermatosis, histologically characterized by the presence of mature ectopic adipocytes in the dermis. We hereby report a case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with multiple huge swellings on the scapular regions and lower back. The lesions were surmounted by small papules, along with peau-d orange appearance at places. Histology showed features consistent with NLCS. The case is being reported for the unusual clinical presentation.
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spelling pubmed-44589462015-06-26 Huge Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis on Back: An Unusual Presentation Das, Dipti Das, Anupam Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata Kumar, Dhiraj Indian J Dermatol Case Report Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis (NLCS) is a benign dermatosis, histologically characterized by the presence of mature ectopic adipocytes in the dermis. We hereby report a case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with multiple huge swellings on the scapular regions and lower back. The lesions were surmounted by small papules, along with peau-d orange appearance at places. Histology showed features consistent with NLCS. The case is being reported for the unusual clinical presentation. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4458946/ /pubmed/26120161 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156390 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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Huge Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis on Back: An Unusual Presentation
title Huge Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis on Back: An Unusual Presentation
title_full Huge Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis on Back: An Unusual Presentation
title_fullStr Huge Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis on Back: An Unusual Presentation
title_full_unstemmed Huge Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis on Back: An Unusual Presentation
title_short Huge Nevus Lipomatosus Cutaneous Superficialis on Back: An Unusual Presentation
title_sort huge nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis on back: an unusual presentation
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4458946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26120161
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.156390
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