Clinical and dermoscopic polymorphisms in agminated Spitz nevi: Ugly presentation but benign behavior

Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Mar;38(2):461-463. doi: 10.1111/pde.14535. Epub 2021 Feb 2.

Abstract

Agminated Spitz nevi are an uncommon entity, and their management is challenging due not only the young age of the patients but also the tumor's uncertain malignant potential and the variability in the dermoscopic and clinical presentation. We report a case of a 6-year-old boy with multiple agminated Spitz nevi on a café au lait macule with different atypical clinical patterns and dermoscopic features.

Keywords: Spitz nevus; atypical lesions; children; dermoscopy; pigmented lesions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cafe-au-Lait Spots
  • Child
  • Dermoscopy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell* / diagnosis
  • Nevus, Epithelioid and Spindle Cell* / genetics
  • Skin Neoplasms* / diagnosis