Reed Nevus (Pigmented Spindle Cell Nevus) in an 11-Month-Old Japanese Infant

Miyuki Fujita, Naoki Oiso, Akira Kawada

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

DOI: 10.4236/jcdsa.2012.24045                

Abstract

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.

Keywords

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

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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