title: Resolution of vitiligo following excision of halo congenital melanocytic nevus: a rare case report.
abstract: Halo congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) associated with vitiligo is rare, especially with regard to CMN excision. Only two reports of excision of halo CMN following repigmentation of vitiligo are found in the literature. We present a case of a girl with halo CMN and periorbital vitiligo. The halo CMN was excised and followed by spontaneous improvement of vitiligo. The result suggests excision of the inciting lesion may be a promising way to control vitiligo.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Weiqing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055882:Nevus, Halo / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009508:Nevus, Pigmented / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012074:Remission Induction; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014820:Vitiligo / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: excision; halo congenital melanocytic nevus; vitiligo