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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep-Oct;98(5):703-705.
doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2022.11.002. Epub 2023 Apr 27.

Meyerson nevus triggered by COVID-19

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Meyerson nevus triggered by COVID-19

Rubén Linares-Navarro et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2023 Sep-Oct.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
(A) Erythematous-squamous lesions and crusting over approximately half of his melanocytic nevi on the trunk. (B) Visualization of dermoscopic structures was difficult due to the presence of serous crusting, slight whitish scaling, and an erythematous halo
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Biopsy of one of the lesions revealed nevus cells arranged in small thecae with adequate maturation without signs of dysplasia, surrounded by lymphocyte-predominant inflammatory infiltrate and marked spongiosis (Hematoxylin & eosin, ×50)

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