A Pediatric Case of Papular Epidermal Nevus With “Skyline” Basal Cell Layer (PENS)

Federico E. Strambach; Vincenzo Piccolo; Andrea Ronchi; Teresa Russo; Giuseppe Argenziano; Elvira Moscarella

doi:10.5826/dpc.0904a17

A Pediatric Case of Papular Epidermal Nevus With “Skyline” Basal Cell Layer (PENS)

Authors

Federico E. Strambach Dermatology Unit, Hospital Gral. de Agudos Carlos G. Durand, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Vincenzo Piccolo Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Andrea Ronchi Pathology Unit, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Teresa Russo Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Giuseppe Argenziano Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
Elvira Moscarella Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy

Keywords:

PENS, dermoscopy, epidermal nevus, pediatric dermatology

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