In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy of Halo Nevus

Schwartz, Rodrigo; Vera, Katya Naomi Marín; Navarrete, Nelson; Lobos, Pedro

doi:10.2310/7750.2012.12019

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“…observation [4]. The patients’ phototype according to Fitzpatrick in our study was in favor of the 2 nd (66.6%) vs. the 3 rd (33.3%) in Schwartz’ observation [3]. Uniform globular and structureless brown patterns were the most often in our observation.…”

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“…Previously published original data included 9 patients with 9 HN in Schwartz et al . study [3] and 138 HN in 87 patients in Kolm et al . observation [4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The mean age of patients with HN analyzed by dermoscopy was 18 years in our study, in whereas in Schwartz,s et al . [3] and Kolm,s et al . [4] study the mean age was respectively 19 an 22 years) [3, 4].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[3] and Kolm,s et al . [4] study the mean age was respectively 19 an 22 years) [3, 4]. The most typical location of HN was the posterior trunk [3], and generally the back [4] similar to our observation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Happle postulated that the term of Sutton nevus appears less appropriate than the alternative eponymic name as “Grünewald nevus” [2]. The clinical picture is suggesting its diagnosis, but so far only several dermoscopic descriptions of halo nevus have existed in the PubMed database [3–6]. Clinical and dermoscopic recognition of the whitish rim encircling the melanocytic lesion is a clue for differential diagnosis with melanoma presenting in some cases with regression.…”

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Dermoscopy of halo nevus in own observation

Kamińska‐Winciorek¹,

Szymszal²

2014

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IntroductionHalo nevus (HN) is a rare dermatologic entity characterized by a typical whitish rim encircling the existing melanocytic nevus resembling a halo. The clinical picture is suggesting its diagnosis, but so far only several dermoscopic descriptions of halo nevus have existed in the PubMed database.AimTo present the clinical and dermoscopic characteristics of halo nevus observed in dermoscopy.Material and methodsFifteen patients were diagnosed clinically and dermoscopically with halo nevus during planned routine dermoscopic examinations of all melanocytic lesions in 2007–2013. All digital images stored in the computer database were analyzed retrospectively according to the procedure described in the study. The clinical and dermoscopic parameters such as the dermoscopic pattern, color of nevus, special features and description of the surrounding halo were analyzed statistically.ResultsWe analyzed 22 halo nevi (9 in females, 13 in males) in 15 patients (7 females, 8 males) diagnosed during the dermoscopic examination. The mean age of patients during dermoscopic examinations was 18.2 years. Mean patients’ age at HN onset was 15.7 years. Halo nevi occurred the most often as a solitary lesion. The ratio of multiple halo nevi to solitary halo nevus was 5 : 10. Every third halo nevus was located on the posterior trunk upper. In 68.2% of HN cases, the surrounding rim (halo) was characterized by its homogenous, whitish color.ConclusionsDermoscopic patterns such as uniform globular and structureless constituted one-third each of them in all analyzed patterns.

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confidence: 51%

“…Previously published original data included 9 patients with 9 HN in Schwartz et al . study [3] and 138 HN in 87 patients in Kolm et al . observation [4].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%