Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

NEVUS COMEDONICUS FOLLOWING BLASCHKO’S LINE-A RARE CASE REPORT

Dr K Narashimman, Dr V Gomathi

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Nevus comedonicus is a rare adnexal hamartoma of pilosebaceous unit of unknown etiology characterized by closely arranged dilated follicular opening with keratinous plugs resembling classical comedones</span><sup style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;">1</sup><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">. It may be a part of nevus comedonicus syndrome characterized by ocular, skeletal and central nervous system abnormalities. Seven month old female child presented with group of pits filled with keratinous plugs along Blaschko&rsquo;s line resembling comedones without any systemic abnormalities</span><sup style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; text-align: justify;">3</sup><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:200%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>