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Kenneth M. Lloyd, MD
Dermatology Services, Forum Health, Youngstown, Ohio

Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:1384.

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Adolescent children and young adults often have many acquired nevocellular nevi. By age 40 years, many of the nevi have disappeared. The evolutional changes can be so subtle that the nevi disappear without notice.

The targetoid nevus is distinctive in appearance, with its striking targetlike shape, reduced color contrast, and softer melanin pigmentation. This nevus is much more common than the literature would suggest.¹ The evolutionary pattern is, like the halo nevus, patient and type specific. Once initiated, the process is usually completed within 6 to 12 months.

The photographs are representative of the targetoid nevus. Figure 1 shows 3 typical targetoid nevi on the back. Figure 2 represents a classic targetoid nevus in an early regressive stage. Figure 3 shows the typical appearance of a targetoid nevus with a more significant pigmented pattern. Figure 4 shows a nevus in a late stage of evolution.

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