title: [Nevus spongiosus et albus mucosae].
abstract: An 8-year-old girl with a non-familial case of white sponge nevus (WSN) is presented. The differential diagnosis is discussed with reference to anamnestic, clinical and histopathological data. In keratin expression, WSN resembles the epithelia of the hard palate and the tongue.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Hautklinik Jena.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schaarschmidt
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wollina
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Roth
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009506:Nevus / Q000473:pathology*; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007633:Keratins