Dermoscopy of late-onset nevus comedonicus

Marked therapeutic effect of topical adapalene on the early stage of nevus comedonicus

“…It is clinically characterized by a linear arrangement of dilated follicular openings filled with dark keratinous material and sometimes arising on Blaschko lines, probably related to genetic mosaicism. [1][2][3] Several treatments have been reported in NC, most of them resulting in recurrences. We describe here a case of the marked therapeutic effect of topical adapalene on the early stage of NC.…”