Connective tissue nevus D23.l

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 26.05.2024

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Definition
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Congenital, circumscribed malformation of the corial connective tissue with excessive formation of collagen and usually also elastic fibers. A distinction is made according to the clinical and histological appearance:

These diagnoses represent variants of one entity and can occur simultaneously in the same patient. Connective tissue nevi can occur in isolation or as part of hereditary syndromes, e.g. Pringle-Bourneville phacomatosis and Buschke-Ollendorf syndrome.

Manifestation
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From birth, rarely occurs in childhood.

Clinical features
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Pinhead to coin-sized, whitish to yellowish or skin-coloured, moderately coarse, flat oval to polygonal papules confluent to cobblestone-like foci. Often arranged in the cleft lines of the skin.

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Last updated on: 26.05.2024