Nevi presenting a halo: Sutton nevus, Meyerson Nevus, and Wollina-Schaarschmidt halo-like dermatosis

Wollina, Uwe

doi:10.7241/ourd.20172.40

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“…Initially, it starts as a slightly hypopigmented halo around a melanocytic lesion that gradually loses its pigment forming a hypopigmented patch, followed with loss of pigmentation in the nevus itself. In some cases, nevus can resolve spontaneously followed with repigmentation of the surrounding halo [2], [8].…”

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Accelerated Repigmentation of Halo Nevus Following Excision: A Case Report

Gobel

Hutabarat

Djawad

et al. 2023

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: Halo nevus is a benign condition characterized by symmetrical oval-shaped and well-defined hypopigmented patch surrounding melanocytic lesions. Their sizes varies from a few millimeters to centimeters. A “wait and see” approach is usually preferred in most cases of halo nevus. However, the condition can cause severe psychological impact and impair patient’s quality of life, especially when it emerges on prominent areas such as the face. Surgical option can be utilized for removal of melanocytic lesions and accelerate regression of the halo. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a 25-year-old woman with white patches around two moles on her face who was diagnosed as halo nevus. Surgical excision was performed and a 12-week follow-up showed reduction in diameter of the halo nevus. CONCLUSION: Large halo nevus can cause significant esthetic burden that may affect patient’s quality of life. A more invasive approach such as excision of underlying nevus may be used to achieve more rapid results.

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Accelerated Repigmentation of Halo Nevus Following Excision: A Case Report

Gobel

Hutabarat

Djawad

et al. 2023

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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“…That analysis showed that in addition to the typical fusiform melanocytes in the dermis, there was diffuse melanosis in the basal layer of the skin, which confirmed the diagnosis of CMN. In addition, the active edge of the lesion revealed features of a congenital nevus with an infiltration of lymphocytic cells at the dermal-epidermal junction, compatible with a halo CMN (Figure 1C).Halo nevi are a well-characterized phenomenon, usually occurring as a depigmented halo around an acquired or CMN as well as melanomas 1. Halo nevi have been shown to be associated with many autoimmune diseases, of which vitiligo is the most closely related 2.…”

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