Two cases of late onset Ota's naevus.
Ota's naevus is among the dermal melanocytoses that show a distinct pattern involving skin innervated by the trigeminal nerve. Most cases present at birth or manifest clinically in early childhood. Cases of acquired lesions in adult onset have been reported rarely. We present two cases of late onset Ota's naevus which were confirmed by skin biopsies. Both patients underwent Q-switched alexandrite laser treatment with a dose of 8.0 J/cm2 given four or five times at 6 weekly intervals and showed some improvement.
Chang
S E
SE
Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Kim
K J
KJ
Kim
E S
ES
Choi
J H
JH
Sung
K J
KJ
Moon
K C
KC
Koh
J K
JK
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009507:Nevus of Ota / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy