Spitz nevi in black children.
Four black children with Spitz nevi are presented. The initial clinical diagnosis was pyogenic granuloma for three patients. One child had two Spitz nevi. Histologic examination revealed melanocytic dendritic hyperplasia in all cases.
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Department of Dermatology, State University of New York, Health Science Center, Brooklyn 11203.
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D000293:Adolescent; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology; D009506:Nevus / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery