Laser treatment of nevus spilus

Treatment of nevus spilus with CO2 Laser

Background: Nevus spilus can produce considerable disfigurement. There is no specific and successful treatment for this nevus. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of CO2 laser in the treatment of nevus spilus. Patients and Methods: This quasi-experimental clinical trial was performed on 47 patients with spilus nevus in Al-Zahra Hospital in Isfahan. The diagnosis of...

Treatment of nevus spilus with Q switched Nd:YAG laser.

243 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology | March-April 2013 | Vol 79 | Issue 2 presence of certain polysaccharides, specifically glycogen and mucoproteins, as reddish structures which are present in the walls of the fungal hyphae. KONCPA showed sensitivity of 65.9% in our laboratory, which is lower than that reported in previous studies. [2,4,5] The lower detection was due ...

Nevus Spilus: A Review of the Literature

Synchronous melanomas arising within nevus spilus*

Nevus spilus is a melanocytic cutaneous lesion consisting of a light brown background macule with numerous superimposed darker maculopapular speckles. Melanoma arising from a nevus spilus is rare, with less than 40 cases reported to date. The absolute risk for malignant transformation is not well defined, lacking a standardized management approach. We report a new case of melanoma arising from ...

Development of Halo Nevus Around Nevus Spilus as a Central Nevus, and the Concurrent Vitiligo.

Halo nevus is a benign melanocytic nevus that is surrounded by a hypopigmented zone. The most frequent association with halo nevus is vitiligo, and this also appears in nearby regions, as well as at other remote sites. Although the mechanism for developing the depigmentation around nevus spilus is uncertain an immunologic process may be responsible for the finding of inflammatory infiltrates of...