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“…5 Here, we report a case of GCMN in a child in Afghanistan to highlight this pathology to the attention of clinicians. Although a recent report was published about an Afghan child with GCMN in Iran, 6 to the best of our knowledge, GCMN has not been reported from inside Afghanistan.…”
We report an 8‐year‐old Afghan female with giant congenital melanocytic nevus (GCMN) which covered the entire back. The GCMN extended to anterolateral parts of the trunk surrounded by multiple satellite melanocytic nevi.
“…5 Here, we report a case of GCMN in a child in Afghanistan to highlight this pathology to the attention of clinicians. Although a recent report was published about an Afghan child with GCMN in Iran, 6 to the best of our knowledge, GCMN has not been reported from inside Afghanistan.…”
We report an 8‐year‐old Afghan female with giant congenital melanocytic nevus (GCMN) which covered the entire back. The GCMN extended to anterolateral parts of the trunk surrounded by multiple satellite melanocytic nevi.
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