title: Hamartomatous congenital melanocytic nevi showing secondary anetoderma-like changes.
abstract: A 47-year-old man had multiple large congenital melanocytic nevi associated with striking atrophic changes. Biopsy specimens showed a prominent reduction and fragmentation of elastic fibers in the papillary dermis. The anetoderma-like changes may have been secondary to a past inflammatory process but more likely represent a hamartoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Cockayne
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gawkrodger
mesh_terms: D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004547:Elastic Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018330:Nevus, Intradermal / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology