Becker's nevus syndrome

Citation
C. Angelo et al., Becker's nevus syndrome, CUTIS, 68(2), 2001, pp. 123-124
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology
Journal title
CUTIS
ISSN journal
00114162 → ACNP
Volume
68
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
123 - 124
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-4162(200108)68:2<123:BNS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Becker's nevus (BN) is a unilateral hyperpigmented, often hairy, cutaneous hamartoma, with geographic borders. It is usually localized on the shoulder , anterior chest, scapula, or upper arm, but there have been reports of BN in other areas (eg, lower extremities, face). In most cases, the lesion app ears in late childhood or adolescence, and both congenital and familial cas es have been described.