'Congenital follicular melanocytic naevi': a more appropriate term for spotted grouped pigmented naevi.
We report two patients with an uncommon form of pigmented naevus consisting of grouped follicular papules. A biopsy taken from the lesions showed multiple naevus cells, predominantly around the hair follicles, with sparing of the eccrine glands. The clinicohistopathological term given for this condition is 'spotted grouped pigmented naevi type I', and has rarely been reported. We discuss the unusual morphology and differential diagnosis of this condition, and suggest that the term 'congenital follicular melanocytic naevi' is more appropriate for this presentation.
Department of Dermatology and STD, Maulana Azad Medical College and Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India. kabirijdvl@gmail.com
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D055815:Young Adult