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. 2020 Sep 19;11(5):831-832.
doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_606_19. eCollection 2020 Sep-Oct.

Circumscribed Area of Leukotrichia over Plexiform Neurofibroma: An Important Clue or Mere Coincidence?

Mukesh K Sahni  1 , Jai Kumar Chaurasia  2 , Suman Patra  1
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Circumscribed Area of Leukotrichia over Plexiform Neurofibroma: An Important Clue or Mere Coincidence?

Mukesh K Sahni et al. Indian Dermatol Online J. .
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Figure 1
(a) Ill-defined swelling over fronto-parietal scalp with partial leukotrichia limited to the lesion. (b) Dermatoscopy picture (10x) showing white hairs admixed with normo-pigmented hairs over scalp
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Shows dermis with interlacing bundles of elongated spindle cells with wavy dark nuclei (H and E ×50). (b) Shows spindle cells with wavy serpentine nuclei around the adenxal structure with small amount of mucin separating the cells (H and E ×125)
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