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Halo Nevi Are Not Trivial: About 2 Young Patients of Regressed Primary Melanoma That Simulates Halo Nevi
- Source :
- Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, Vol 2021 (2021), Case reports in dermatological medicine, Vol. 2021, p. 6672528 (2021), Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2021.
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Abstract
- Background. Halo nevi are often considered benign, and the possibility of malignancy is not always clear to practitioners. We present two case reports suggesting that a halo nevus appearance can be seen in melanoma, even in young adults. A literature search for halo nevi revealing melanoma shows that this is a very rare condition. Case presentation. This report of two young patients indicates the importance of obtaining a detailed history to detect warning signs such as itching, pain, spontaneous bleeding, and previous alterations according to the patient, including a previously totally black colour in an already fully regressed melanoma. Conclusions. The risk of a halo nevus being malignant is higher if there is only one unique halo nevus and no personal or familial history of vitiligo. We postulate that a regressing atypical nevus or a regressing melanoma may be induced by an immunologic reaction as halo nevus type of clinical picture.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
Melanoma
Case Report
Vitiligo
Dermatology
medicine.disease
Malignancy
Atypical nevus
030207 dermatology & venereal diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
RL1-803
Familial history
medicine
Halo
Young adult
business
skin and connective tissue diseases
Halo nevus
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906471 and 20906463
- Volume :
- 2021
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c58cc8d6d45455f6e8cc5f4d8e4c4afe