Bilateral Nevoid Hyperkeratosis of the Nipple and/or Areola: A Case Report
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Bilateral Nevoid Hyperkeratosis of the Nipple and/or Areola: A Case Report
Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola (NHNA) is a rare condition, in which the skin of the nipple and/or areola becomes diffusely thickened, hyperpigmented, and covered with filiform or papular warty excrescences. Although it affects both men and woman, approximately 80% of cases ocur in women. Pathogenic mechanisms have been proposed but mainly unsubstantiated. Moreover, specific trea...
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INTRODUCTION Nevoid hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola (NHNA) is a rare, benign condition of unknown etiology characterized by verrucous hyperpigmented plaques on the nipple and/or areola that was first described in 1923. Since then many cases have been reported in the literature and some have argued whether it is a distinct entity. Since the pathogenesis is unknown and it is a rare dermat...
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BACKGROUND To date, approximately 43 cases of hyperkeratosis of the nipple and areola have been reported, most of which have been sporadic. OBSERVATION We describe 3 patients with this dermatosis who were encountered in the outpatient clinic of the Department of Dermatology at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, within a 1-year period. CONCLUSION Hyperkeratosi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicine Science | International Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2147-0634
DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2014.04.8227