Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2012)

Linear Epidermal Nevus of the Oral Cavity: A Rare Diagnosis

  • Mariana Dutra de Cássia Ferreira Santos,
  • Alexandre Scalli Mathias Duarte,
  • Guilherme Machado Carvalho,
  • Alexandre Caixeta Guimarães,
  • Carlos Eduardo Monteiro Zappelini,
  • Ana Cristina Coelho Dal Rio,
  • Maria Elvira Pizzigatti Corrêa,
  • Albina Messias de Almeida Milani Altemani,
  • Ester Maria Danielli Nicola

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/206836
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2012

Abstract

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Linear epidermal nevus is an uncommon diagnosis of benign lesions of the oral cavity. It is characterized by a congenital malformation arising from the ectoderm cells, which are arranged according to a typical linear configuration known as Blaschko’s lines. We report a case of linear epidermal nevus of oral cavity in a 51-year-old lady or woman. The linear epidermal nevus of the oral cavity, although rare, can be considered a differential diagnosis of oral papillomatosis (OP). The histopathological studies and detailed description are the center of the diagnostic and clinical evolution.