title: Surgical suturing-induced melanocytic nevi. A new type of eruptive melanocytic nevi?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Nevogenesis is a complex process involving several pathogenetic mechanisms, including genetic factors, hormonal influences and UV-radiation. Trauma has been described as a triggering factor for an alternative pathway of nevogenesis. Eruptive melanocytic nevi (EMN), related either to immunosuppression or to blistering disorders, represent a special type of nevi probably induced by the disruption of the dermo-epidermal junction and consequent proliferation of quiescent pigment cells during re-epithelization.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report two patients with three melanocytic nevi that developed de novo along the direction of surgical suturing, following surgical operation for other reason. The lesions exhibited special dermoscopic characteristics and histology revealed features of acquired melanocytic nevi.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Such cases may represent a new type of eruptive nevus, the surgical suturing-induced nevus, which should be included in the differential diagnosis of new pigmentation developing within a scar.
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, "Attikon" University General Hospital, 1 Rimini str, 12462, Chaidari, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Alexander C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Katoulis
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, "Attikon" University General Hospital, 1 Rimini str, 12462, Chaidari, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sgouros
authors.affiliation: Dermatology Unit, 2nd University of Naples, 43 Antonio Vivaldi str, 81100, Caserta CE, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Argenziano
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Veterans Administration Hospital, 10 Monis Petraki str, 11521, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Efstathios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rallis
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Pathology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, "Attikon" University General Hospital, 1 Rimini str, 12462, Chaidari, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Panayiotides
authors.affiliation: 2nd Department of Dermatology and Venereology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, "Attikon" University General Hospital, 1 Rimini str, 12462, Chaidari, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rigopoulos
keywords: dermoscopy; eruptive nevi,; nevogenesis; pigmentation; scar