Follicular Becker's Nevus: A New Clinical Variant

Yashpal Manchanda; Binod K Khaitan; M Ramam; Sudip Das; Nawaf Al-Mutairi

doi:10.4103/ijd.IJD_476_18

Follicular Becker's Nevus: A New Clinical Variant

Indian J Dermatol. 2020 Mar-Apr;65(2):130-132. doi: 10.4103/ijd.IJD_476_18.

Authors

Yashpal Manchanda¹, Binod K Khaitan², M Ramam², Sudip Das², Nawaf Al-Mutairi³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
² Department of Dermatology and Venereology, AIIMS, New Delhi, India.
³ Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.

Abstract

Becker's nevus, also known as pigmented hairy epidermal nevus, is characteristically described as a unilateral, hairy, light to dark brown macule with sharply outlined but irregular border. The etiopathogenesis of Becker's nevus is still not clearly understood. Perifollicular pigmentation has been described earlier by some authors. But, Becker's nevus presenting exclusively with follicular lesions has not been described. We are reporting a series of patients of Becker's nevus with follicular lesions. The diagnosis in all the patients was made after clinicopathological correlation. Follicular epithelium may hold a significant role in the etiopathogenesis of Becker's nevus.

Keywords: Becker's nevus; blaschkoid pattern; follicular papules.

Publication types

Case Reports