Zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevus

Zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevus is a skin lesion that may be the result of a potentially lethal mutation.[1]

The terminology has been described as "confusing".[2]

It was characterized in 1981.[3]

Cutaneous findings in FACES syndrome include zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevi.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 853. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0. 
  2. ^ Marchesi L, Naldi L, Di Landro A, Cavalieri d'Oro L, Brevi A, Cainelli T (August 1992). "Segmental lentiginosis with "jentigo" histologic pattern". Am J Dermatopathol 14 (4): 323–7. PMID 1503204. 
  3. ^ Simoes GA (February 1981). "Speckled zosteriform lentiginous nevus". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 4 (2): 236–8. doi:10.1016/S0190-9622(81)80245-9. PMID 7217395. 
  4. ^ "Speckled Lentiginous Nevus". http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1061990-overview#showall.