44 citations
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January 1999 in “Dermatology” This article reviews different perspectives on nevus comedonicus, discussing its classification and potential associations with systemic findings, but it reports no new results.
38 citations
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June 2005 in “International Journal of Dermatology” This case report describes a 28-year-old man with widespread pigmented basal cell carcinomas and recurrent infections that were challenging to control, associated with nevus comedonicus and a rudimentary toe.
31 citations
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January 2007 in “Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology” A rare skin growth was successfully removed without recurrence after one year.
21 citations
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March 2003 in “Acta Dermato Venereologica” Tacalcitol ointment effectively improves bilateral nevus comedonicus.
14 citations
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January 2015 in “Acta dermato-venereologica” Acitretin significantly reduced inflammatory attacks in a woman with Naevus Comedonicus Syndrome but caused side effects.
12 citations
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April 2004 in “PubMed” This study reports the first known case of multiple type nevus lipomatosus cutaneous superficialis in a 10-month-old girl, with the unique feature of perifollicular fibrosis.
8 citations
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April 2010 in “JEADV. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology/Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology” This case report details the first pediatric occurrence of naevus trichilemmocysticus, a newly defined type of organoid naevus.
7 citations
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January 2013 in “Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery” This case report describes a rare instance of late-onset, bilateral nevus comedonicus of the eyelids in a 79-year-old man, highlighting its clinical and histopathologic features.
6 citations
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February 2020 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” This case report describes the histopathological features of nevus psiloliparus in an 11-year-old girl, noting "shadow" follicular units with loosely arranged collagen and reduced elastic fibers.
5 citations
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September 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Keratinocyte cytokines and genetic variations influence the development of moles and skin pigmentation.
4 citations
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August 2017 in “International journal of molecular sciences” This study observed two cases of pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma suggesting potential differing origins: one from a hair follicle's outer root sheath and another from an intradermal nevus.
3 citations
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December 2014 in “Annals of Laboratory Medicine” In this study, a somatic KRAS mutation was identified in a Korean infant with nevus sebaceus and associated extracutaneous manifestations, suggesting a diagnosis of nevus sebaceus syndrome.
2 citations
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May 2014 in “PubMed” This case report describes a 10-year-old boy with a localized patch of partial alopecia and comedonal lesions, diagnosed as an atypical nevus comedonicus, and treated with topical tretinoin.
2 citations
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January 2014 in “Indian dermatology online journal” This report describes a case of isolated congenital atrichia combined with nevus flammeus.
2 citations
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April 2012 in “American Journal of Dermatopathology” This report describes two cases of nevus lipomatosus superficialis with the unusual feature of dilated hair follicles, emphasizing the need for precise histopathological diagnosis to differentiate from similar conditions.
2 citations
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May 1991 in “PubMed” This article reviews naevus comedonicus, highlighting potential treatments like retinoic acid application and surgical intervention, but reports no new clinical findings.
1 citations
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December 2019 in “American journal of ophthalmology. Case reports” This case report describes an unusual occurrence of late-onset nevus comedonicus affecting both eyelids, with complications including bilateral ptosis and ectropion.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a rare occurrence of nevus comedonicus on the scalp of a 19-year-old woman, highlighting its unusual location and classic appearance.
1 citations
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January 2009 In this case report, a 25-year-old man with nevus comedonicus showed no improvement from keratolytics and topical tretinoin, but had success with surgical excision of the lesions.
1 citations
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May 2007 in “Chinese Medical Journal” This case report describes a 24-year-old woman with a rare giant cerebriform pigmented nevus on the scalp, which was identified as a giant congenital intradermal nevus based on clinical and pathological findings.
This study observed that nevus melanocytes do not exhibit signs of senescence, suggesting that their growth arrest is due to cell interactions and not directly caused by BRAF activation.
This study suggests that the growth arrest of nevus melanocytes is not due to oncogene-induced senescence but rather to collective cell interactions, similar to those in normal tissue size regulation.
March 2026 in “The Journal of Dermatology” This case study describes a 70-year-old woman with a congenital skin condition, nevus sebaceus, who underwent hair transplantation which maintained hair growth for about 40 years; however, secondary tumors developed over time, highlighting the persistence of tumorigenic potential within nevus sebaceus.
March 2026 in “Scientific Journal” This case study reported a 15-year-old girl with a nevus sebaceus of Jadassohn, where a secondary neoplasm potentially developed into either pigmented trichoblastoma or pigmented basal cell carcinoma, highlighting the importance of early recognition and evaluation of such lesions for effective management.
January 2026 in “Indian Journal of Paediatric Dermatology” In this case report, a 14-year-old boy was diagnosed with nevus comedonicus, a condition characterized by dilated follicular openings filled with keratin, presenting in a Blaschkoid pattern; treatment with topical tretinoin 0.1% cream was recommended.
August 2025 in “Kırıkkale Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi” In this case study, researchers described a 47-year-old male with diabetes mellitus who developed inflammatory nevus comedonicus on his forehead, suggesting a potential link between this skin condition and diabetes. They recommend monitoring similar patients for diabetes and conducting studies to explore this association further.
June 2025 in “Journal of General-Procedural Dermatology & Venereology Indonesia” In this study, a 14-year-old boy with nevus sebaceous on his scalp underwent a three-stage serial excision, resulting in complete lesion removal with minimal scarring and no recurrence after six months.
March 2025 in “American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A” In this study, researchers found that mosaic PLCD1 hotspot variants, even without the recognized germline "risk allele," may be a rare but significant genetic cause of nevus trichilemmocysticus, warranting DNA testing and sensitive sequencing technologies for accurate diagnosis.
January 2025 in “Indian Dermatology Online Journal” This case report describes a rare presentation of nevus comedonicus following the lines of Blaschko, treated with oral isotretinoin and other therapeutic measures, resulting in a reduction of episodic painful cystic lesions.
January 2025 in “Indian Journal of Dermatopathology and Diagnostic Dermatology” In this histopathology study of nevus sebaceus, researchers observed distinct epidermal, sebaceous, follicular, and apocrine changes, including sebaceous hyperplasia and basaloid adnexal proliferation, which help differentiate it from similar conditions like basal cell carcinoma and trichoblastoma.