Linear epidermal nevi are called so because they appear to form a line. Their course follows the skin lines known as the lines of Blaschko.

Linear pink plaques. Kerri Robbins, MD | January 10, 2012 . CASE #1: Epidermal nevus. Epidermal nevus is also known as nevus verrucosus, nevus unius lateris and ichthyosis hystrix. The word ...

inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevi; While keratinocytic nevi are called non-organoid nevi, and are the most common type, the other types of nevi comprise the non-organoid epidermal nevi.

Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus is a unique variant of epidermal nevus. It presents as a chronic, pruritic condition with erythematous, scaly and verrucous papules that form into linear ...

Q: Our granddaughter was born with a rash on her neck, finger and leg. The Cleveland Clinic diagnosed her as having linear epidermal nevus. Evidently, there is no cure. She's almost 3 and still ...

An epidermal nevus (EN) is due to an overgrowth of the epidermis (upper layers of the skin). Lesions are present at birth (50%) or develop during childhood (mostly in the first year of life). The ...

Recurrent Nevus Clinical Data. A total of 325 patients fulfilled our criteria and were included in this study. There was a female predominance with females accounting for 72%, and males 28%.

Goldman K, Don PC. “Adult onset of inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus in a mother and her daughter.” Dermatology. 1994:189:170-172. ...