Q: Our granddaughter was born with a rash on her neck, finger and leg. The Cleveland Clinic diagnosed her as having linear epidermal nevus. Evidently, there is no cure. She's almost 3 and still ...
Lichen striatus is a common entity that may be confused with an epidermal nevus. However, lichen striatus is not present at birth and is associated with spontaneous resolution over time. On histology, ...
Celia Moss, DM, FRCP, MRCPCH, [4] Birmingham Children's Hospital, United Kingdom, discussed mosaicism in the skin, including the peculiar patterns in the skin known as Blaschko lines, and a broad set ...
Epidermal nevi are benign proliferations of one component of the epidermis. They are often derived from post-zygotic mutations in one of the RAS genes or the FGFR3 gene, or the PIK3CA gene. These ...
An epidermal nevus is formed of skin cells which proliferate abnormally in a noncancerous way, to produce a benign overgrowth in the outer layer of skin. It is usually present at birth, or is seen in ...