Connective tissue nevus D23.l

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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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 fibres. A distinction is made between the clinical and histological appearance:

These diagnoses represent variants of one entity and may 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.

Therapy
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S.u. nevus elasticus; connective tissue nevus, grossly nodular-disseminated; connective tissue nevus, lumbosacral; elastoma juvenile.

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Birt-hogg-dubé syndrome; Buschke-ollendorf syndrome; Connective tissue nevus, grossly nodular-disseminated; Connective tissue nevus lumbosacral; Dermatofibroma; Elastic nevus; Fibrofolliculoma; hamartoma of the skin; Juvenile elastoma; Mucinous nevus; ... Show all

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Buschke-ollendorf syndrome; Connective tissue nevus, grossly nodular-disseminated; Connective tissue nevus lumbosacral; Elastic nevus; Juvenile elastoma; Papel; Pringle-bourneville phacomatosis;

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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