Inflammatory linear epidermal nevus caused by branchial cleft sinuses in a woman with numerous congenital anomalies.
A patient was seen with several congenital anomalies and bilateral branchial cleft sinuses that clinically resembled inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevi. This unusual condition most likely represented a cutaneous reaction to residual branchial remnants and prior surgical therapy.
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D001934:Branchial Region / Q000473:pathology*; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009506:Nevus / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology