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Balloon Cell Nevus – Report of Three Cases

Published:2019-09-01 Issue:3 Volume:11 Page:99-102
ISSN:2406-0631
Container-title:Serbian Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
language:en
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Author:

Jović Andrija¹,Popović Danijela¹,Cekić Slađana¹,Zlatanović Zorana¹,Kocić Hristina¹,Tiodorović Danica¹²

Affiliation:

1. Clinic of Skin and Venereal Diseases, Clinical Center of Niš , Serbia

2. Faculty of Medicine , University of Niš , Serbia

Abstract

Abstract The balloon cell nevus is a rare and unusual benign melanocytic lesion characterized histologically by complete or predominant presence of balloon-cell transformed melanocytes. They represent approximately 1.7% of all melanocytic nevi. Three female patients, aged 30, 14 and 7 years, with lesions located on the back and head are included in the presented report. The dermoscopic examination revealed the repetitive dermoscopic features in all three patients: white and yellowish aggregated globules. In conclusion, balloon cell nevi are clinically indistinguishable from the common nevi. Dermoscopy can be useful in their recognition since balloon cell nevi exhibit some distinct dermoscopic features in a form of aggregated white and/or yellow globules.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Dermatology

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/sjdv-2019-0015

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