The Ewha Medical Journal
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
Case Report

A Case of Connective Tissue Nevus

Joung Ok Lee, Ki Bum Myung, Hong Il Kook
Corresponding author: Hong Il Kook. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Korea.

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Published Online: Jul 24, 2015

Abstract

The connecitve tissue nevus represents a hamartoma of various components of dermal connective tissue elements, predominantly collagen, elastin or glycosaminoglycans. We present a case of connective tissue nevus on both hands, right elbow, right knee area. This case was a 9-year-old male who have had skin colored or yellowish plaques without subjective symptoms and there was no trauma histroy.

Keywords: Connective tissue nevus