title: A case of giant congenital nevocytic nevus with neurotization and onset of vitiligo.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 21-year-old woman with a giant congenital nevocytic nevus (GCNN) who developed vitiligo at the age of 16 years on skin areas remote from the GCNN. This is the first reported case of GCNN developing neurotization combined with vitiliginous changes within the GCNN lesion. Treatment with PUVA achieved repigmentation of the vitiligo lesions, except for the hypochromic areas within the area of the nevus that were shielded from UVA radiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Whang
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hahm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D011701:PUVA Therapy / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*