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Congenital melanocytic nevus
Congenital pigmented nevi are derived from the abnormal benign proliferation of melanocytes and are detected at birth or develop in early childhood.
Spitz nevus
My personal experience shows that spitz nevus is not as rare as it is published in medical literature. In many cases dermatoscopic features are typical, which allows presumptive diagnosis. Adults should be referred to a biopsy to avoid diagnostic errors.
The risk of developing melanoma in children with a typical appearance of spitz nevus is very low, but surgical treatment may be considered depending on clinical factors such as age, medical history, and growth pattern of the nevus.
Pigmented spindle cell nevus of Reed
Speckled lentiginous nevus
Halo nevus
Halo nevus (Sutton`s nevus, perinevoid vitiligo, leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum) It is pigmented nevus with depigmented zone around.
Divided nevus of the eyelid
Nevus ota
Blue nevus
Blue nevus - melanocytic benign pigmented nevus, with increased number of melanocytes in deep dermis
Becker nevus
Becker nevus - is represented by a large unilateral patch with different brown shades. Over time, it often becomes darker and hairy
Acral nevus
Acral pigmented nevus is always in doubt even with an experienced dermatologist, keeping in mind increased risk of melanoma.
Caruncula lacrimalis nevus pigmented
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