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. 2017 Mar 2;3(2):93-94.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.01.003. eCollection 2017 Mar.

Amelanotic blue nevus

Chelsea Ma  1 , Cindy J Chambers  1 , Maija Kiuru  1 , Derek K Marsee  2 , Marc Silverstein  1
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Amelanotic blue nevus

Chelsea Ma et al. JAAD Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: amelanotic blue nevus; dermoscopy; desmoplastic blue nevus; immunohistochemistry; sclerosing blue nevus; spindle cells.

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Fig 1
Amelanotic blue nevus. Clinical appearance shows a sharply demarcated ivory-white papule with smooth surface and small perifollicular dells on the left temple.
Fig 2
Fig 2
Amelanotic blue nevus. Dermoscopy shows a featureless white area with scattered thin, superficial linear, and arborizing vessels.
Fig 3
Fig 3
Amelanotic blue nevus. Histopathology shows a proliferation of bland spindle cells within the dermis with associated sclerosis and without associated pigment.
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