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Zosteriform connective tissue nevus: a case report.

Amjadi M, Khorrami-Arani N, Mashman G, Allen PW

School of Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia, South Australia, Australia. amja0002@flinders.edu.au

Zosteriform connective tissue nevus is a rare form of connective tissue hamartomas, which arises from cells of mesodermal origin. Despite similar clinical appearance of many connective tissue nevi, they can be differentiated histochemically and/or biochemically on the basis of the primary connective tissue element present. There are only 3 reported cases of zosteriform connective tissue nevi in the worldwide literature. We report a case occurring in a 25-year-old male with approximately 40 nodules and smaller papules distributed in a zosteriform fashion on the right lower lumbar region and upper gluteal region. The identification of the lesion by deep biopsy excluded the important differential diagnosis of segmental neurofibromatosis.

Published 23 May 2007 in Am J Dermatopathol, 29(3): 303-5.
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