Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis: A case report

Authors

  • K Nabizadeh
  • M Farshchian
Abstract:

An eighteen-year old man is reported who had a large nevus spilus on the right side of his body with port wine stain on the anterior and posterior sides of his trunk without any systemic involvement. Considering the clinical signs and skin biopsy report of the patient, the diagnosis of phakomatosis pigmentovascularis type IIIa was made.

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Journal title

volume 3  issue 3

pages  42- 44

publication date 2000-04-01

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