[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.
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*