A 16-year-old boy with a trunk lesion

Chamlin presents a case study on a 16-year-old boy having a 2-year history of hair growth within a brown lesion on his trunk. The patch is known as Becker's nevus, an acquired, unilateral, hyperpigmented, hypertrichotic patch that appears on the upper trunk usually in men during adolescence. Al...

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Published in:Pediatric annals 2005-08, Vol.34 (8), p.602, 605-605
Main Author: Chamlin, Sarah L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Case reports
Congenital Impairments
Dermatology
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease
Etiology
Humans
Hyperpigmentation - complications
Hyperpigmentation - diagnosis
Hypertrichosis - complications
Hypertrichosis - diagnosis
Illinois
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical Evaluation
Nevus, Pigmented - complications
Nevus, Pigmented - diagnosis
Physical Examinations
Skin
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Summary:Chamlin presents a case study on a 16-year-old boy having a 2-year history of hair growth within a brown lesion on his trunk. The patch is known as Becker's nevus, an acquired, unilateral, hyperpigmented, hypertrichotic patch that appears on the upper trunk usually in men during adolescence. Although the etiology of Becker's nevus is unknown, onset in the pubertal years suggests androgen-mediated hyperplasia of the hair follicles.
ISSN:0090-4481
1938-2359
DOI:10.3928/0090-4481-20050801-07