Oesophageal epidermal naevi as a feature of systematised epidermal naevus syndrome

Tola Oyesanya; Emily Boozalis; Shawn G Kwatra; Bernard A Cohen

doi:10.1111/ajd.12644

Oesophageal epidermal naevi as a feature of systematised epidermal naevus syndrome

Australas J Dermatol. 2018 May;59(2):128-130. doi: 10.1111/ajd.12644. Epub 2017 Jun 16.

Authors

Tola Oyesanya¹, Emily Boozalis¹, Shawn G Kwatra¹, Bernard A Cohen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 28620912
DOI: 10.1111/ajd.12644

Abstract

Systematised epidermal naevi are hamartomas developing from neural ectoderm that can be quite extensive, typically with involvement of the face, neck, scalp, arms, legs and trunk. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is rare. We report on a 38-year-old Caucasian woman with systematised epidermal naevus syndrome who presented with previously undescribed involvement of the oesophagus, as well as the right side of her scalp, forehead, cheeks, chin, oral mucosa, neck, arms and trunk.

Keywords: oesophageal involvement naevi; systematised epidermal naevus syndrome.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Esophageal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Facial Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Female
Humans
Nevus / diagnosis*
Scalp*
Syndrome
Tongue Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Upper Extremity

Supplementary concepts

Epidermal Nevus