Abstract
Nevus anemicus (NA) is a congenital localized cutaneous anomaly most often seen on the trunk. It represents a pale-colored irregularly shaped patch of histologically normal-appearing skin in which the pharmacological response to certain mediators may be aberrant, with sympathetic vasoconstriction likely responsible for the palter. Hence, it has been called a pharmacological nevus, NA may be linked with certain genodermatoses, including neurofibromatosis and phakomatosis pigmentovascularis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 327-329 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Dermatology |
Volume | 198 |
Issue number | 4 |
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State | Published - 1999 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Dermatology