An unusual presentation of a linear epidermal nevus.
We report an unusual presentation of a linear epidermal nevus in an adolescent male. Epidermal nevi most commonly appear in infancy and early childhood. They often are found in association with other organ system anomalies. We describe a palmar linear epidermal nevus that caused impairment of the patient's use of his hand. Therapeutic management involved surgical excision of the nevus and reconstruction of the area with a full-thickness skin graft.
Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA.
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Vossen
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Timothy
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Manders
D000293:Adolescent; D005385:Fingers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009506:Nevus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation