title: Nevus anemicus.
abstract: Nevus anemicus (NA) is a congenital localized cutaneous anomaly most often seen on the trunk. It represents a pale-colored irregularly shaped patch of histologically normal-appearing skin in which the pharmacological response to certain mediators may be aberrant, with sympathetic vasoconstriction likely responsible for the pallor. Hence, it has been called a pharmacological nevus. NA may be linked with certain genodermatoses, including neurofibromatosis and phakomatosis pigmentovascularis.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ 07103-2714, USA.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Ahkami
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D009506:Nevus / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology