["Blue" variant of naevus spilus].

Abstract

We report on a 29-year-old female patient with an unusual pigmented lesion of the face. Clinically the lesion looked like a pigment patch of the naevus spilus type, while histological examination revealed the presence of dermal melanocytosis and multiple common blue naevi with a discrete lentiginous component in addition. The melanocytic nature of the infiltrate was ascertained by immunohistochemistry analysis using S 100 protein and HMB 45 antibodies. We interpret this lesion as agminated blue naevi in association with lentigo simplex, an unusual variant of speckled lentiginous naevus.

• Authors: P Kiene, J P Brodersen, R Fölster-Holst
• Journal: Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift fur Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete (Hautarzt) Vol. 46 Issue 5 Pg. 349-51 (May 1995) ISSN: 0017-8470 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: "Blaue" Variante eines Naevus spilus.
• PMID: 7607901 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antigens, Neoplasm
• Biomarkers, Tumor
• Melanoma-Specific Antigens
• Neoplasm Proteins
• S100 Proteins

Topics

• Adult
• Antigens, Neoplasm
• Biomarkers, Tumor (analysis)
• Biopsy
• Facial Neoplasms (pathology)
• Female
• Humans
• Immunoenzyme Techniques
• Macrophages (pathology)
• Melanocytes (pathology)
• Melanoma-Specific Antigens
• Neoplasm Proteins (analysis)
• Neoplasms, Multiple Primary (pathology)
• Nevus, Blue (pathology)
• S100 Proteins (analysis)
• Skin (pathology)
• Skin Neoplasms (pathology)