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Bilateral Symmetrical Congenital Giant Becker's Nevus: A Rare Presentation
Becker's nevus is a focal epidermal hypermelanotic disorder. It morphologically presents as unilateral, hyperpigmented, hypertrichotic patch on upper trunk, proximal upper extremities and arms. However, Becker's nevus presenting as bilateral, symmetrical patches is rare. Herein, we report...
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4601454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26538733 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.164441 |
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| author | Rao, Angoori Gnaneshwar |
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| description | Becker's nevus is a focal epidermal hypermelanotic disorder. It morphologically presents as unilateral, hyperpigmented, hypertrichotic patch on upper trunk, proximal upper extremities and arms. However, Becker's nevus presenting as bilateral, symmetrical patches is rare. Herein, we report a rare case of giant Becker's nevus with bilateral symmetrical presentation in an adult male. |
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| spelling | pubmed-46014542015-11-04 Bilateral Symmetrical Congenital Giant Becker's Nevus: A Rare Presentation Rao, Angoori Gnaneshwar Indian J Dermatol E-IJD Case Report Becker's nevus is a focal epidermal hypermelanotic disorder. It morphologically presents as unilateral, hyperpigmented, hypertrichotic patch on upper trunk, proximal upper extremities and arms. However, Becker's nevus presenting as bilateral, symmetrical patches is rare. Herein, we report a rare case of giant Becker's nevus with bilateral symmetrical presentation in an adult male. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4601454/ /pubmed/26538733 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.164441 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-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
| spellingShingle | E-IJD Case Report Rao, Angoori Gnaneshwar Bilateral Symmetrical Congenital Giant Becker's Nevus: A Rare Presentation |
| title | Bilateral Symmetrical Congenital Giant Becker's Nevus: A Rare Presentation |
| title_full | Bilateral Symmetrical Congenital Giant Becker's Nevus: A Rare Presentation |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral Symmetrical Congenital Giant Becker's Nevus: A Rare Presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Symmetrical Congenital Giant Becker's Nevus: A Rare Presentation |
| title_short | Bilateral Symmetrical Congenital Giant Becker's Nevus: A Rare Presentation |
| title_sort | bilateral symmetrical congenital giant becker's nevus: a rare presentation |
| topic | E-IJD Case Report |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4601454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26538733 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.164441 |
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