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Development of vitiligo within segmental nevus depigmentosus: A very rare presentation
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Why is it important?
Nevus depigmentosus (ND) is a congenital leukoderma that is, stable in its size anddistribution and may present as isolated, segmental or systematized form. Segmental ND sometimes can pose a diagnostic difficulty with segmental vitiligo. Likewise, segmental vitiligo overlaps with the clinical features of ND to a greater degree.
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Though there are case reports of vitiligo coexistent with ND in two different sites, and development of lentigines within ND, vitiligo arising within the confines of preexisting ND makes this case interesting and is a very rare presentation.
Dr Arunprasath Palanisamy
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This page is a summary of: Development of vitiligo within segmental nevus depigmentosus: A very rare presentation, Pigment International, January 2015, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/2349-5847.172773.
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