Congenital cerebriform melanocytic naevus with cutis verticis gyrata

Vishaka Pai; Gatha Rao

Congenital cerebriform melanocytic naevus with cutis verticis gyrata

Vishaka Pai^*, Gatha Rao

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Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

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Abstract

Congenital melanocytic naevus is hamortomatous or non-neoplastic proliferation of abnormal mixture of tissue′s or non-neoplastic proliferation of abnormal mixture of tissue′s normal components. Cutis verticis gyrata is hypertrophy with parallel or gyrate folds of skin of scalp. We report a young man who presented to us with hair loss on the back of the head and increased growth of hair over the upper back since birth. A biopsy proved the diagnosis of congenital melanocytic naevus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	367-368
Number of pages	2
Journal	Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
Volume	68
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - 01-11-2002

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Congenital cerebriform melanocytic naevus with cutis verticis gyrata

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