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- Title
'Sky Full of Stars' Pattern: Dermoscopic Findings in a Desmoplastic Giant Congenital Melanocytic Nevus.
- Authors
Martín‐Carrasco, Pablo; Bernabeu‐Wittel, José; Dominguez‐Cruz, Javier; Zulueta Dorado, Teresa; Conejo‐Mir Sanchez, Julian
- Abstract
Desmoplastic giant congenital melanocytic nevus ( DGCN) is an uncommon variant of congenital nevus, presenting as a progressive induration and hypopigmentation of the lesion that occasionally causes hair loss and even total or partial disappearance of the nevus. A 6-month-old girl with a giant congenital melanocytic nevus that involved the entire posterior side of the right thigh was seen in our department. Nine months later, the peripheral area of the nevus presented as a marked induration with hypopigmentation. Dermoscopy demonstrated a reticular pattern exclusively located in the perifollicular areas, with a radial distribution from the follicular ostium that mimicked a 'sky full of stars.' We report a case of DGCN, including a dermoscopic description of the findings noted in the indurated and hypopigmented areas that appear as a 'sky full of stars' image.
- Subjects
NEVUS; MELANOCYTES; HYPOPIGMENTATION
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2017, Vol 34, Issue 3, pe142
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/pde.13099