[Cutis verticis gyrata with a combined blue and congenital dermal nevus].
Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) describes a rare thickening and folding of the scalp resembling the outer surface of the brain. Secondary CVG is caused by a variety of diseases such as nevi. A 38-year-old woman presented with a long history of a deformed right parietofrontal scalp. Clinical and histopathologic criteria lead to the diagnosis of CVG secondary to a combined blue and congenital nevus. Reports of malignant melanoma developing in this clinical setting mean that each patient must be followed closely or considered for prophylactic excision.
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Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Aachen, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstr. 30, 52074, Aachen. cmuehlhoff@ukaachen.de
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D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D004476:Ectodermal Dysplasia / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000473:pathology; D018329:Nevus, Blue / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*