Abstract
A case of congenital melanocytic nevus with Sutton’s phenomenon
Highlights
Sutton’s nevi are commonly develop in adolescents and children
The progression of congenital melanocytic nevi (CMN) is very varied. They may remain unaltered during the entire life of the patient, undergo malignant degeneration, present color alterations or developing achromic peri-lesional halo with consequent involution of the nevus [1] as described in this case
A Sutton’s nevus can be known as a halo nevus or a leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum are more commonly develop in adolescents and children [2]
Summary
Sutton’s nevi are commonly develop in adolescents and children. Sutton’s phenomenon is rarely developed around congenital nevi. We rapport a case of Sutton’s phenomenon around a verrucous congenital melanocytic nevus. A 45-year-old woman who has a verrucous congenital lesion on her back for which she has never consulted. Dermoscopy had found a verrucous aspect, with homogeneous pigmentation and the presence of linear vessels without dermoscopic signs of malignancy (Fig. 2). The clinical examination of the rest of the body was normal. Given the evolution of the Sutton phenomenon for 3 years, the absence of clinical or dermoscopic signs of malignancy in the congenital pigmented nevus and the examination of the rest of body was normal; we retained; congenital pigmented nevus with a halo phenomenon. Otherwise the patient is in good health since 3 years
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