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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar-Apr;14(2):68-70.
doi: 10.4103/ijt.ijt_150_20. Epub 2022 Apr 4.

Atypical Presentation of Halo Nevus over Eyelid with Poliosis: A Dermatoscopic Perspective

Aishni J Shah  1 , Rutoo V Polra  1 , Kalpesh M Prajapati  1 , Pragya Ashok Nair  1
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Atypical Presentation of Halo Nevus over Eyelid with Poliosis: A Dermatoscopic Perspective

Aishni J Shah et al. Int J Trichology. 2022 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Halo nevus (HN) is benign skin condition with a central melanocytic nevus, surrounded by an area or halo of depigmentation. It is the result of immunological response of the body toward the nevus, which destroys the melanocytes in surrounding skin, leading to the depigmented halo. An increased frequency of HN in patients with vitiligo is observed. It is more commonly seen in children or young adults of either sex, particularly on the trunk, less commonly on the face, neck, and limbs. We present a rare case of HN which was present on the lower eyelid associated with poliosis, diagnosed with dermatoscopy.

Keywords: Dermatoscopy; halo nevus; melanocytic nevus; poliosis.

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Figure 1
Single brownish-black papule of size approximately 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm present over left lower eyelid with surrounding depigmentation
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Figure 2
Dermatoscopy showed bluish pepper-like granules (white arrow), globules (green arrow), surrounding depigmentation (red arrow), and leukotrichia (black arrow)
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Figure 3
Melanocytic nevus excised through electrocautery
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