Author(s)

Miyuki Fujita, Naoki Oiso, Akira Kawada

Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Kinki University, Osaka, Japan..

Reed nevus (pigmented spindle cell nevus) is a nevus with the histopathological features of abundant melanin, monomorphic spindle-epithelioid melanocytes, spindle cell nests confined within the epidermis and papillary dermis, and occasional upward interepidermal progression of melanocytes. Here, we reported an unusual case of Reed nevus in an 11-month-old Japanese male infant. Infantile Reed nevus should be included as a differential diagnosis for nevus pigmentosus in infancy.

Reed Nevus; Pigmented Spindle Cell Nevus; Spitz Nevus; Malignant Melanoma; Infant

M. Fujita, N. Oiso and A. Kawada, "Reed Nevus (Pigmented Spindle Cell Nevus) in an 11-Month-Old Japanese Infant," Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2012, pp. 239-240. doi: 10.4236/jcdsa.2012.24045.