Lentigines within nevus depigmentosus: a rare collateral effect of UVB therapy?

Pediatr Dermatol. 2008 Mar-Apr;25(2):272-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00653.x.

Abstract

Nevus depigmentosus is an uncommon hypopigmented macule or patch that is congenital and stable in its relative size and distribution throughout life; it occurs sporadically and may be localized, segmental or, less often, systematized. We report the case of a 17-year-old girl with a segmental achromic nevus of the left leg and a patch on the lower back with late age of onset who developed lentigines after prolonged intense ultraviolet B exposure as a consequence of an incorrect diagnosis of segmental vitiligo.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lentigo / etiology*
  • Nevus / complications
  • Nevus / diagnosis*
  • Nevus / radiotherapy
  • Ultraviolet Therapy / adverse effects*
  • Vitiligo / diagnosis*
  • Vitiligo / radiotherapy*