Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth (Jun 2023)

Bilateral Becker’s Nevus Over the Scalp: A Rare Encounter

  • Renuka Roja Sane,
  • Balakumaran Chandrasekaran,
  • Krishnaswamy Manoharan,
  • Sowmya Nagaraju

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/mjdrdypu.mjdrdypu_551_22
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 1
pp. 223 – 225

Abstract

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Becker’s nevus is a cutaneous smooth muscle hamartoma characterized by a unilateral, hyperpigmented, and hypertrichotic patch that commonly affects the upper trunk. It most commonly presents during puberty and sometimes it may be present since birth. We, hereby, report a case of late onset bilateral Becker’s melanosis over the scalp which is an unusual site.

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