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Case Reports
. 2016 Sep-Oct;91(5 suppl 1):114-115.
doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164570.

Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis

Gustavo de Sá Menezes Carvalho  1 , Silvana Maria de Morais Cavalcanti  1 , Alzinira Souza Herênio  1 , Márcia Almeida Galvão Teixeira  1 , Eliane Ruth Barbosa de Alencar  1 , Sergio Paulo Mendes Gonçalves  1
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Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis

Gustavo de Sá Menezes Carvalho et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2016 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

We report a case of nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis of Hoffman-Zurhelle (NCLS), with multiple lesions, in a ten-year-old child. The NLCS is considered rare. The classical clinical presentation is characterized by multiple skin-colored or yellowish papules and nodules, which can have a linear distribution. Histologically, it is characterized by the presence of mature ectopic adipocytes in the dermis. The main therapeutic option is surgical excision. The classical Nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis is reported in this case.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Clinical appearance of the NLCS: papules in linear distribution located in the right inguinal region
Figure 2
Figure 2
Deposition of adipose tissue in the dermis (HE x10)
Figure 3
Figure 3
Mature ectopic adipocytes grouped in irregular strips between the collagen bundles of the reticular dermis (HE x40)
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