Linear connective tissue nevus. 2007

Yoshihide Asano, and Hironobu Ihn, and Kunihiko Tamaki
Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. yasano-tky@umin.ac.jp

Multiple connective tissue nevi in linear arrangements, which was previously described as zosteriform connective tissue nevus, is a rare variant of connective tissue nevus. We herein report the case of an 8-year-old Japanese boy with this disease. He developed a small mass on the upper region of his right inner ankle at the age of one-half years. Then, other lesions had appeared on the inner side of his right lower leg, thigh, and groin within the next 2 years. Furthermore, multiple new lesions in linear arrangements had appeared on the right half of the abdomen and on the extensor side of the right forearm at the age of 8 years. A biopsy specimen revealed abnormalities in both the collagen bundles and the elastic fibers. Since the distribution was along Blaschko's lines, not dermatomes, we propose that the diagnosis "linear connective tissue nevus" is suitable for this clinical study.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009506 Nevus A circumscribed stable malformation of the skin and occasionally of the oral mucosa, which is not due to external causes and therefore presumed to be of hereditary origin. Mole, Skin,Moles, Skin,Skin Mole,Nevi,Skin Moles
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012983 Soft Tissue Neoplasms Neoplasms of whatever cell type or origin, occurring in the extraskeletal connective tissue framework of the body including the organs of locomotion and their various component structures, such as nerves, blood vessels, lymphatics, etc. Neoplasm, Soft Tissue,Neoplasms, Soft Tissue,Soft Tissue Neoplasm

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