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China Journal of Leprosy and Skin Diseases ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 354-355.doi: 10.12144/zgmfskin202006354

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Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis with skeletal abnormality: a case report

XIANG Quanying, LI Li   

  1. Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
  • Online:2020-06-15 Published:2020-06-05
  • Contact: LI Li, E-mail: hxskincos2017@qq.com

Abstract: A fifteen-year-old boy presented with linear and whorled hyperpigmentation all over his body for fifteen years. There was a local protrusion on his left buttock at birth. He was found limping when he was a toddler. X-ray imaging showed that the right lower limb was shorter than another. The diagnosis of linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis with skeletal abnormality was made.

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