A Case of Plaque-type Blue Nevus on the Scalp.
- Author:
Kui Young PARK
1
;
Kwang Ho YOO
;
Beom Joon KIM
;
Myeung Nam KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea. beomjoon@unitel.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Blue nevus;
Plaque;
Scalp
- MeSH:
Adult;
Extremities;
Female;
Foot;
Hand;
Humans;
Nevus, Blue;
Scalp
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(9):1299-1301
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Common blue nevi are solitary, asymptomatic blue-gray, or blue-black papules, usually less than 10 mm in diameter. Rarely, lesions may be multiple and agminated or arranged in large plaques. Common blue nevi may occur anywhere, but about half the reported cases present on the dorsa of hands and feet, whereas the plaque-type blue nevi occur mainly on the trunk and extremities. Histopathologically, the plaque-type blue nevi are reported to be common or cellular. We report a rare case of plaque-type blue nevus on the right temporal area in a 32-year-old female.
