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Subpatterns of Dysplastic/Atypical Nevi

James M. Grichnik, MD, PhD

Arch Dermatol. 2003;139:1696.

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THE LESIONS shown are from the posterior aspect of the right arm of a 62-year-old white man (Figure 1), middle upper chest of a 31-year-old white man (Figure 2), and the right lower back of a 27-year-old white woman (Figure 3) (size bar, 5 mm). All 3 lesions reveal a relatively similar pattern. The edges exhibit a red-brown network pattern; centrally, the lesions have an opalescent quality with shades of gray and red. This pattern appears to be relatively uncommon compared with the other "dysplastic"/atypical nevus patterns. Presumably this pattern represents a unique genetic defect or different environmental influences during lesion development compared with other "dysplastic"/atypical nevus subtypes.

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Editor's Note The skINsight section is a forum for the presentation of dermatologic images. The current effort is to foster the recognition of patterns in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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