Spitz nevus with unusual dermoscopic figures in an adult female

Hironori Kawana; Hideki Fujita; Daisuke Fujisawa; Madoka Ishii; Miwa Murata; Ayano Kurumatani; Koremasa Hayama; Masaru Tanaka; Tadashi Terui

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2801

Spitz nevus with unusual dermoscopic figures in an adult female

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Mar 24;8(6):1007-1009. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2801. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Authors

Hironori Kawana¹, Hideki Fujita¹, Daisuke Fujisawa¹, Madoka Ishii¹, Miwa Murata¹, Ayano Kurumatani¹, Koremasa Hayama¹, Masaru Tanaka², Tadashi Terui¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Dermatological Science Department of Dermatology Nihon University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
² Department of Dermatology Tokyo Women's Medical University Medical Center East Tokyo Japan.

Abstract

Spitz nevus is an important differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma, especially in young adults. This case provides a significant information about unusual dermoscopic features of adult Spitz nevus, which may reflect changes over the years.

Keywords: adult; dermatology; dermoscopy; malignant melanoma; spitz nevus.

Publication types

Case Reports