Perinevic dermatosis neglecta: clinical and dermoscopic description

An Bras Dermatol. 2019 Jul 29;94(3):361-362. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20197980.

Abstract

Perinevic dermatosis neglecta is an underestimated skin condition usually affecting children and adolescents, characterized by the appearance of dirt-like brownish pigmentation around a preexisting nevus and often a matter of concern for parents. We describe the clinical and dermoscopic findings in a case of perinaevic dermatosis neglecta and discuss the possible etiology of this phenomenon.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Dermoscopy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ethanol / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hyperpigmentation / complications
  • Male
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Nevus, Pigmented / complications
  • Skin Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Skin Diseases / drug therapy
  • Skin Diseases / etiology

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local
  • Ethanol