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- Title
Congenital smooth muscle hamartoma on the scalp.
- Authors
Günlemez, Ayla; Bayramgürler, Dilek; Erçin, M. Cengiz; Aktürk, Aysun; Arısoy, A. Engin
- Abstract
The article presents a case study of an 8-day-old male infant with hyperpigmented plaque enclosed to the whole scalp. A punch biopsy specimen was attained from the lesion with a diagnosis of congenital melanocytic nevus or congenital blue nevus. Hispathologic examination revealed increased smooth muscle bundles in the reticular dermis extending to various directions under a normal epidermis.
- Subjects
CASE studies; SMOOTH muscle; DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMIS; BIOPSY
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 2009, Vol 48, Issue 6, p633
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03977.x