Eccrine angiomatous hamartoma in a patient with nevus depigmentosus and nevus spilus

Eccrine Angiomatous Hamartoma in a Patient with Nevus Depigmentosus and Nevus Spilus

A 3-year-old boy visited the Department of Plastic Surgery of our hospital, complaining of a painful nodule on the hand which had existed since birth. Physical examination revealed a skin-colored, smooth, small nodule on the left thumb [Figure 1a]. Neither palmar hyperhidrosis nor finger hyperplasia was observed. In addition, the patient had a depigmented macule on the left abdomen [Figure 1b] ...

[Smooth muscle hamartoma associated with acquired Blaschkoid nevus spilus].

Smooth muscle hamartoma (SMH), described by Stokes in 1923, is a proliferation of smooth muscle bundles. It can be single or multiple and may be congenital and acquired.1 The most frequent presentation is the localized congenital form, which is characterized by a plaque with a variable degree of hyperpigmentation, hypertrichosis, and induration. It is usually less than 10 cm in diameter and app...

Treatment of nevus spilus with CO2 Laser

Background: Nevus spilus can produce considerable disfigurement. There is no specific and successful treatment for this nevus. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of CO2 laser in the treatment of nevus spilus. Patients and Methods: This quasi-experimental clinical trial was performed on 47 patients with spilus nevus in Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan. The diagnosis of...

Development of Halo Nevus Around Nevus Spilus as a Central Nevus, and the Concurrent Vitiligo.

Halo nevus is a benign melanocytic nevus that is surrounded by a hypopigmented zone. The most frequent association with halo nevus is vitiligo, and this also appears in nearby regions, as well as at other remote sites. Although the mechanism for developing the depigmentation around nevus spilus is uncertain an immunologic process may be responsible for the finding of inflammatory infiltrates of...

Nevus Spilus: A Review of the Literature