title: Epidermal nevi.
abstract: Nevi or nests of cells may be made up of a variety of cell types. The cell types that live in the epidermis include epidermal cells or keratinocytes, sebaceous glands, hair follicles, apocrine and eccrine glands, and smooth muscle cells. This article discusses epidermal or keratinocyte nevi, nevus sebaceous, nevus comedonicus, smooth muscle hamartomas, and inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevi. Syndromes associated with epidermal nevi are also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA 98105, USA.
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Brandling-Bennett
authors.forename: Kimberly D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Morel
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020752:Neurocutaneous Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D009506:Nevus / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D054000:Nevus, Sebaceous of Jadassohn / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy