title: Eruptive melanocytic nevi after Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
abstract: Widespread melanocytic nevi may rarely appear suddenly after a severe bullous disease. We describe two patients in whom eruptive melanocytic nevi developed 3 weeks after a severe episode of Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Benign melanocytic proliferation may develop after a bullous dermatosis and should not be confused with malignant or metastatic melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shoji
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Cockerell
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Koff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bhawan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors