Korean J Dermatol.
2001 Jul;39(7):844-846.
A Case of Halo Congenital Nevus
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea. kyccc@anseo.dankook.ac.kr
Abstract
- A halo nevus is a pigmented nevus surrounded by a depigmented zone. It usually occurs in childhood or adolescence. Depigmented zone may form around a variety of acquired melanocytic lesions of neuroectodermal origin, including nevocellular nevi, blue nevi, spindle and epithelioid nevi, primary and metastatic melanomas, and neurofibromas. The occurrence of a halo around congenital melanocytic nevi has rarely been reported. We report a case of halo congenital nevus in a 11-year-old girl.
