Case report
Co-localization of agminated congenital melanocytic nevi with vitiligo vulgaris: an unusual presentation Rahul Mahajan1, MD, Amrinder J. Kanwar1, MD, FAMS, and Uma N. Saikia2, MD
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, and 2Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Amrinder Jit Kanwar, MD, FAMS Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh 160012 India E-mail: [email protected] Conflicts of Interest: None.
Introduction The term agminated nevi refers to a condition in which multiple nevi are grouped together in a circumscribed area of normal skin. Such clustering of nevi has been reported in melanocytic nevi, both congenital and acquired nevi, blue nevi, and Spitz nevi.1 Here, we report an unusual case of agminated congenital melanocytic nevi (ACMN) in which patches of vitiligo developed in the background of agminated nevi. Case report A 5-year-old boy was brought to our clinic by his parents with complaints of multiple depigmented patches over his body that had appeared over the course of the previous year. On examination, multiple patches of vitiligo were found on the legs, feet, and hands. In addition, numerous (>200) black papules measuring
Co-localization of agminated congenital melanocytic nevi with vitiligo vulgaris: an unusual presentation Rahul Mahajan1, MD, Amrinder J. Kanwar1, MD, FAMS, and Uma N. Saikia2, MD
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, and 2Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Amrinder Jit Kanwar, MD, FAMS Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh 160012 India E-mail: [email protected] Conflicts of Interest: None.
Introduction The term agminated nevi refers to a condition in which multiple nevi are grouped together in a circumscribed area of normal skin. Such clustering of nevi has been reported in melanocytic nevi, both congenital and acquired nevi, blue nevi, and Spitz nevi.1 Here, we report an unusual case of agminated congenital melanocytic nevi (ACMN) in which patches of vitiligo developed in the background of agminated nevi. Case report A 5-year-old boy was brought to our clinic by his parents with complaints of multiple depigmented patches over his body that had appeared over the course of the previous year. On examination, multiple patches of vitiligo were found on the legs, feet, and hands. In addition, numerous (>200) black papules measuring
