Journal de dermatologie et des maladies dermatologiques

Atypical Spitz Nevus in a Teenager, Melanocytic Proliferation of Difficult Diagnosis

Abstract

Beatriz Di Martino Ortiz, Patricia Avalos Peralta and Hugo Boggino

The atypical Spitz nevus is a lesion of frequent occurrence in children, which is classified within the spectrum of “Spitzoid” injuries, which is characterized by a significant deviation on the findings of conventional Spitz nevus but without meeting the diagnostic criteria malignant melanoma. The prognosis is uncertain and only after the study and monitoring of a sufficient number of patients, may obtain truly objective information for management. We report the case of a teenager with a gluteal injury diagnosed with atypical Spitz nevus.