Extensive inflammatory nevus comedonicus involving half of the body

• Published in: International journal of dermatology Vol. 43; no. 6; pp. 434 - 436
• Main Authors: Kirtak, Necmettin, Inaloz, H. Serhat, Karakok, Metin, Erguven, H. Gulcin, Ozgoztasi, Orhan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.06.2004; Blackwell Science; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Dermatology; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Nevus, Pigmented - diagnosis; Nevus, Pigmented - pathology; Severity of Illness Index; Skin Neoplasms - diagnosis; Skin Neoplasms - pathology; Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions; Human; Case study; Skin disease; Comedo nevus; Dermatology; Adolescent; Inflammation; Eccrine nevus
• ISSN: 0011-9059; 1365-4632
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02188.x

Nevus comedonicus is an uncommon variant of adnexal hamartoma without known cause. It usually occurs on the face, neck and chest and appears as groups of closely arranged dilated follicular openings with keratin plugs. We report extensive inflammatory nevus comedonicus in a 14‐year‐old boy involving half of his body, limited by the midline, with suppuration and residual scarring. The lesions first appeared at 3 years of age and worsened at the start of puberty. The clinical features, etiopathology, histopathology and treatment options of nevus comedonicus are briefly reviewed in the light of the literature.