Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is a benign cutaneous hamartoma characterized by intensely erythematous, pruritic, and inflammatory papules that occur as linear bands along the lines of Blaschko. There is a considerable clinical and histological resemblance between ILVEN and linear psoriasis, lichen striatus, linear lichen planus, and invasion of epidermal nevus by psorias...

The cutaneous sequelae of burns are usually temporary loss of pigment, hypertrophic scar and keloid. Infrequently skin neoplasia such as squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma and sarcoma develop within the burn scar. Because ILVEN was developed after a burn in our patient, it is suggested that the possible mechanism for the development of ILVEN may have been that the...

BACKGROUND A 6-year-old girl with a symmetric linear eruption on both of her legs, clinically and histologically resembling inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) or linear psoriasis (LP), with concomitant psoriasis of the guttata type and a positive family history of psoriasis is presented. The questions as to whether LP actually exists and ILVEN represents a distinct entity are...

Sai Ying Pun Dermatology Clinic, 3/F, Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club Clinic, 134 Queen’s Road West, Hong Kong A young lady presented with a recalcitrant linear scaly plaque on her right leg since infancy. The lesion showed partial response to cryotherapy. Histology reported inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal naevus (ILVEN) and porokeratosis at her age 8 and 19 respectively. The final diagnosis i...

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (IL VEN) is a benign hyperplasia of the epidermis of unknown cause that most commonly occurs on the lower extremities.l ? The lesion usually appears in early childhood and is persistent and pruritic. Treatments for ILVEN have been associated with high rates ofrecurrence and/or scarring. This is the first report of successful treatment of ILVEN with ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Epidermal nevi, which are benign skin growths, have been treated using a range of approaches, with varying results. Topical treatments are ineffective and, while surgical excision is a more definitive treatment, it causes scar formation. In recent decades, epidermal nevi have been treated with various types of laser therapy. We describe our experience with the use of ...

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is a unilateral skin disorder which usually manifests in infancy or childhood. Female predominance, frequent leg involvement, pruritus, resistance to treatment, and a psoriasiform histologic pattern are other common characteristics of this disease. Atypical presentations of ILVEN have been described and include late onset in life, wide...