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"Sky Full of Stars" Pattern: Dermoscopic Findings in a Desmoplastic Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus.

Pablo Martín-Carrasco1, José Bernabeu-Wittel1, Javier Dominguez-Cruz2, Teresa Zulueta Dorado3, Julian Conejo-Mir Sanchez1.   

Abstract

Desmoplastic giant congenital melanocytic nevus (DGCN) is an uncommon variant of congenital nevus, presenting as a progressive induration and hypopigmentation of the lesion that occasionally causes hair loss and even total or partial disappearance of the nevus. A 6-month-old girl with a giant congenital melanocytic nevus that involved the entire posterior side of the right thigh was seen in our department. Nine months later, the peripheral area of the nevus presented as a marked induration with hypopigmentation. Dermoscopy demonstrated a reticular pattern exclusively located in the perifollicular areas, with a radial distribution from the follicular ostium that mimicked a "sky full of stars." We report a case of DGCN, including a dermoscopic description of the findings noted in the indurated and hypopigmented areas that appear as a "sky full of stars" image.
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Year:  2017        PMID: 28239913     DOI: 10.1111/pde.13099

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Pediatr Dermatol        ISSN: 0736-8046            Impact factor:   1.588


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1.  Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus (GCMN) - A New Hope for Targeted Therapy?

Authors:  Georgi Tchernev; Ilia Lozev; Ivan Pidakev; Torello Lotti; Uwe Wollina; Serena Gianfaldoni; Jacopo Lotti; Katlein França; Atanas Batashki; Georgi Konstantinov Maximov; Anastasiya Chokoeva
Journal:  Open Access Maced J Med Sci       Date:  2017-07-22
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