Familial localized connective tissue nevus of the scalp with alopecia (report of a very unusual case)

ABSTRACT Connective tissue nevi are benign hamartomas that usually appear as widespread, multiple, papular, skin lesions. They are subdivided into collagen, elastin, proteoglycans and mixed type, depending on their particular histopathologic features, and they often appear as a component of Buschke–...

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Published in:	Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 340 - 341
Main Authors:	Aroni, K, Kyriazi, E, Aivaliotis, M, Davaris, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01-05-2004
Subjects:	Alopecia - etiology Alopecia - pathology Biopsy, Needle Connective Tissue Diseases - complications Connective Tissue Diseases - genetics Connective Tissue Diseases - pathology Diagnosis, Differential Follow-Up Studies Hamartoma - complications Hamartoma - pathology Humans Immunohistochemistry Male Middle Aged Nevus - complications Nevus - genetics Nevus - pathology Scalp - pathology Severity of Illness Index Skin Neoplasms - complications Skin Neoplasms - genetics Skin Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:	ABSTRACT Connective tissue nevi are benign hamartomas that usually appear as widespread, multiple, papular, skin lesions. They are subdivided into collagen, elastin, proteoglycans and mixed type, depending on their particular histopathologic features, and they often appear as a component of Buschke–Ollendorff Syndrome.
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ISSN:	0926-9959 1468-3083
DOI:	10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00865.x