Giant congenital melanocytic nevus in a bulgarian newborn

A A Chokoeva, M Fioranelli, M G Roccia, T Lotti, U Wollina, G Tchernev

Article ID: 6655
Vol 30, Issue 2S2, 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/jbrha6655
Received: 9 July 2016; Accepted: 9 July 2016; Available online: 9 July 2016; Issue release: 9 July 2016

Abstract

Giant congenital melanocytic nevus (GCMN) is a rare disorder affecting 1 in 200,000500,000 live births. Central nervous system defects such as spina bifida, meningocele, Dandy Walker malformation may accompany it and thus cause significant morbidity. Despite the related risk for malignant transformation, GCMNs may be associated with neurocutaneous melanosis, a rare syndrome in which a giant CMN or multiple smaller CMNs are accompanied by melanocytic deposition in the brain and the spinal cord. We present a case of a 5-day-old newborn with giant congenital melanocytic nevus on his back, as we discuss the diagnostic and treatment approach.


Keywords

congenital melanocytic nevi;giant form;diagnosis;treatment


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