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Hyperpigmented nevi

MedGen UID:
148177
•Concept ID:
C0746889
•
Finding; Finding
HPO: HP:0007481

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVHyperpigmented nevi

Professional guidelines

PubMed

An update on Becker's nevus: Pathogenesis and treatment.
Zhou YJ, Zheng DL, Hamblin MR, Xu YD, Wen X
Dermatol Ther 2022 Jul;35(7):e15548. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1111/dth.15548. PMID: 35502558
Spitz Nevi and Other Spitzoid Neoplasms in Children: Overview of Incidence Data and Diagnostic Criteria.
Dika E, Ravaioli GM, Fanti PA, Neri I, Patrizi A
Pediatr Dermatol 2017 Jan;34(1):25-32. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/pde.13025. PMID: 27874206
Sebaceus and Becker's Nevus: Overview of Their Presentation, Pathogenesis, Associations, and Treatment.
Patel P, Malik K, Khachemoune A
Am J Clin Dermatol 2015 Jun;16(3):197-204. doi: 10.1007/s40257-015-0123-y. PMID: 25782676

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pigmentary complications after non-medical male circumcision.
Tirana R, Othman D, Gad D, Elsadek M, Fahmy MAB
BMC Urol 2022 Apr 4;22(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-00999-5. PMID: 35379191Free PMC Article
Attempting to Solve the Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma (PEM) Conundrum: PRKAR1A Inactivation Can Occur in Different Genetic Backgrounds (Common, Blue, and Spitz Subgroups) With Variation in Their Clinicopathologic Characteristics.
de la Fouchardiere A, Tirode F, Castillo C, Buisson A, Boivin F, Macagno N, Pissaloux D
Am J Surg Pathol 2022 Aug 1;46(8):1106-1115. Epub 2022 Mar 22 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001888. PMID: 35319526
The limitations of dermoscopy: false-positive and false-negative tumours.
Papageorgiou V, Apalla Z, Sotiriou E, Papageorgiou C, Lazaridou E, Vakirlis S, Ioannides D, Lallas A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2018 Jun;32(6):879-888. Epub 2018 Jan 24 doi: 10.1111/jdv.14782. PMID: 29314288
Melanocytic nevi and non-neoplastic hyperpigmentations.
Clemente C
Pathologica 2017 Jun;109(2):67-96. PMID: 28748967
Lasers.
Passeron T
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2012 Dec;139 Suppl 4:S159-65. doi: 10.1016/S0151-9638(12)70129-1. PMID: 23522632

Diagnosis

An update on Becker's nevus: Pathogenesis and treatment.
Zhou YJ, Zheng DL, Hamblin MR, Xu YD, Wen X
Dermatol Ther 2022 Jul;35(7):e15548. Epub 2022 May 12 doi: 10.1111/dth.15548. PMID: 35502558
Dermatoscopy of melanoma according to type, anatomic site and stage.
Lallas A, Paschou E, Manoli SM, Papageorgiou C, Spyridis I, Liopyris K, Bobos M, Moutsoudis A, Lazaridou E, Apalla Z
Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2021 Jun;156(3):274-288. Epub 2020 Dec 14 doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.20.06784-X. PMID: 33314891
Melanocytic nevi and non-neoplastic hyperpigmentations.
Clemente C
Pathologica 2017 Jun;109(2):67-96. PMID: 28748967
Spitz Nevi and Other Spitzoid Neoplasms in Children: Overview of Incidence Data and Diagnostic Criteria.
Dika E, Ravaioli GM, Fanti PA, Neri I, Patrizi A
Pediatr Dermatol 2017 Jan;34(1):25-32. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/pde.13025. PMID: 27874206
Lasers.
Passeron T
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2012 Dec;139 Suppl 4:S159-65. doi: 10.1016/S0151-9638(12)70129-1. PMID: 23522632

Therapy

Pigmentary complications after non-medical male circumcision.
Tirana R, Othman D, Gad D, Elsadek M, Fahmy MAB
BMC Urol 2022 Apr 4;22(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-00999-5. PMID: 35379191Free PMC Article
Lasers and nevus of Ota: a comprehensive review.
Shah VV, Bray FN, Aldahan AS, Mlacker S, Nouri K
Lasers Med Sci 2016 Jan;31(1):179-85. Epub 2015 Nov 12 doi: 10.1007/s10103-015-1834-2. PMID: 26563954
Segmental hypomelanosis and hypermelanosis arranged in a checkerboard pattern are distinct naevi: flag-like hypomelanotic naevus and flag-like hypermelanotic naevus.
Torchia D, Happle R
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2015 Nov;29(11):2088-99. Epub 2015 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/jdv.13077. PMID: 25752916
Review of the literature: Treatment of dyspigmentation with fractionated resurfacing.
Tierney EP, Hanke CW
Dermatol Surg 2010 Oct;36(10):1499-508. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2010.01672.x. PMID: 20698875
Hyperpigmented scar due to minocycline therapy.
Patterson JW, Wilson B, Wick MR, Heath C
Cutis 2004 Nov;74(5):293-8. PMID: 15605966

Prognosis

Pigmentary complications after non-medical male circumcision.
Tirana R, Othman D, Gad D, Elsadek M, Fahmy MAB
BMC Urol 2022 Apr 4;22(1):50. doi: 10.1186/s12894-022-00999-5. PMID: 35379191Free PMC Article
The presence of eccentric hyperpigmentation should raise the suspicion of melanoma.
Borsari S, Peccerillo F, Pampena R, Lai M, Spadafora M, Moscarella E, Lallas A, Pizzichetta MA, Zalaudek I, Del Regno L, Peris K, Pellacani G, Longo C
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020 Dec;34(12):2802-2808. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.1111/jdv.16604. PMID: 32402129
Melanocytic nevi and non-neoplastic hyperpigmentations.
Clemente C
Pathologica 2017 Jun;109(2):67-96. PMID: 28748967
Spitz Nevi and Other Spitzoid Neoplasms in Children: Overview of Incidence Data and Diagnostic Criteria.
Dika E, Ravaioli GM, Fanti PA, Neri I, Patrizi A
Pediatr Dermatol 2017 Jan;34(1):25-32. Epub 2016 Nov 22 doi: 10.1111/pde.13025. PMID: 27874206
Linear congenital Becker nevus.
Ro YS, Ko JY
Cutis 2005 Feb;75(2):122-4. PMID: 15773534

Clinical prediction guides

Clinicopathologic and Dermoscopic Features of 20 Cases of Spark's Nevus, a Dermoscopic Simulator of Melanoma.
Massone C, Stanganelli I, Ingordo V, Ferrara G, Brunasso AMG, Siri G, Casazza S, Gnone M, Pizzichetta MA, Giovanni B, Chiodi S, Sola S
Am J Dermatopathol 2023 Mar 1;45(3):153-162. Epub 2022 Nov 7 doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000002323. PMID: 36730758
Attempting to Solve the Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma (PEM) Conundrum: PRKAR1A Inactivation Can Occur in Different Genetic Backgrounds (Common, Blue, and Spitz Subgroups) With Variation in Their Clinicopathologic Characteristics.
de la Fouchardiere A, Tirode F, Castillo C, Buisson A, Boivin F, Macagno N, Pissaloux D
Am J Surg Pathol 2022 Aug 1;46(8):1106-1115. Epub 2022 Mar 22 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001888. PMID: 35319526
Lasers.
Passeron T
Ann Dermatol Venereol 2012 Dec;139 Suppl 4:S159-65. doi: 10.1016/S0151-9638(12)70129-1. PMID: 23522632
Melanocytomas of the optic nerve and uvea.
Khadem JJ, Weiter JJ
Int Ophthalmol Clin 1997 Fall;37(4):149-58. doi: 10.1097/00004397-199703740-00013. PMID: 9429938
Volar melanotic macules.
Chapel TA, Taylor RM, Pinkus H
Int J Dermatol 1979 Apr;18(3):222-5. doi: 10.1111/ijd.1979.18.3.222. PMID: 457315

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