Michael J. Mello, MD, MPH Ted D. Nirenberg, PhD Richard Longabaugh, EdD Robert Woolard, MD Alison Minugh, PhD Bruce Becker, MD, MPH Janette Baird, PhD Lynda Stein, PhD From the Injury Prevention Center at Rhode Island Hospital (Mello, Nirenberg, Woolard, Becker, Baird); the Department of Emergency Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital (Mello, Woolard, Becker); Brown University (Mello, Nirenberg, Long...

Becker Nevus of the LegWith Lipoatrophy Becker nevus presentsmost commonly as a patchy hyperpigmentation with dark hairs on the upper arms or the shoulder girdle ofmale patients. Its prevalencehas beendetermined at 0.52 percent in a large cohort ofmale Frenchmilitary recruits between the ages of 17 and 26 years.1 Themale to female ratio of Becker nevus has been approximated to be about 4:1, alt...

sition of data: Becker. Analysis and interpretation of data: Becker, Tobin, and Fiellin. Drafting of the manuscript: Becker and Fiellin. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Becker, Tobin, and Fiellin. Statistical analysis: Becker. Administrative, technical, and material support: Becker. Study supervision: Fiellin. Financial Disclosure: Dr Fiellin serves on an...