A Rare Entity of Giant Epidermal Exophytic Naevus of
Hemifacial Region
Published: October 1, 2015 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2015/.6593
Tanveer Karpe, Naveen Kokkula, Mohammed Abidullah, Kiran Gundamaraju, Fazil Arshad
1. Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial, Surgery, S.B Patil Dental College and Hospital, Bidar, Karnataka, India.
2. Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Aditya Dental College, Beed, Maharastra, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, S.B Patil Dental College and Hospital, Bidar, Karnataka, India.
4. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial, Pathology, GDCH, Hyderabad, A.P, India.
5. Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Diagnostics Sciences, College of Dentistry,
Prince Sattam Bin Abdul Aziz University, Al-Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Correspondence
Dr. Mohammed Abidullah,
Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, S.B Patil Dental College and Hospital,
Bidar, Karnataka-585401, India.
E-mail : mdabid2512@gmail.com
The term nevi constitute a hamartomatous growth of either skin or mucosa that is generally found at birth or shortly after birth. An epidermal nevus consisting chiefly of sebaceous glands is called as nevus sebaceous. Typically this entity is seen as a solitary bald patch over the scalp at birth. We report a case of exophytic lesion following blaschko's lines at birth. We find this case as peculiar because of the multiplicity of lesions, their pattern of distribution, as well as their atypical morphology.
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