Observations on the Pharmacologic Responses of Voerner's Nevus Anemicus

Functional familial sebaceous hyperplasia of the face. reverse of the cunliffe acne-free naevus? its inclusion among naevoid sebaceous receptor diseases

“…They have also been called 'receptor naevus' or 'pharmacological naevus', and would refiect a hypersensitivity of the receptors to circulating androgens. We may also draw a parallel with anaemic naevi (Butterworth & Walters, 1952;Greaves, Birkett & Johnson, 1970) and with unilateralsegmentary hyperhidrosis (Dworin & Sober, 1978). Finally, various clinical aspects of sebaceous receptor diseases may be observed: anacne with a region of more intense lesions with seborrhoea (Cooper era/., 1976), a limited zone of the skin which is free of acne lesions (Cunliffe et al, i^jj) and a monstrous and diffuse hyperplasia of the sebaceous glands (our case) with sebaceous hypersecretion but without acne.…”

Ulcerative telangiectasia on the face and back of a 6‐year‐old girl with elevated antinuclear antibodies

“…Nevus anemicus refers to an irregularly demarcated macule that is paler than the surrounding normal skin and whose borders disappear on diascopy [4]. The pallor is likely due to increased vascular tone resulting from hypersensitivity to catecholamines, and is hardly affected by mechanical or thermal stimuli [5]. Isolated cases associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 have been described [6].…”