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Connective tissue nevi

MedGen UID:
83107
Concept ID:
C0334083
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Connective Tissue Nevus
SNOMED CT: Connective tissue nevus of skin (400091006); Connective tissue nevus (400091006); Connective tissue hamartoma of skin (400091006); Dermal connective tissue hamartoma (400091006); Connective tissue nevus (22858003); Nevus elasticus of Lewandowsky (22858003)
 
HPO: HP:0100898

Definition

Connective tissue nevi are hamartomas in which one or several components of the dermis is altered. [from HPO]

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  • Connective tissue nevi

Conditions with this feature

Dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata
MedGen UID:
120545
Concept ID:
C0265514
Disease or Syndrome
Buschke-Ollendorff syndrome (BOS) is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder manifest by multiple subcutaneous nevi or nodules. They may be either elastin-rich (elastoma) or collagen-rich (dermatofibrosis lenticularis disseminata) on histologic examination. The lesions are usually nontender and firm. Affected individuals also have osteopoikilosis (OPK), literally meaning 'spotted bones,' which are osteosclerotic foci that occur in the epiphyses and metaphyses of long bones, wrist, foot, ankle, pelvis, and scapula. Some individuals have both skin and bone manifestations, whereas others may lack skin or bone manifestations. Some individuals may also have melorheostosis (155950), which is characterized by 'flowing' hyperostosis of the cortex of tubular bones. Most reported cases of BOS and OPK are benign, and the bone lesions are found incidentally, although some patients may have joint pain (reviews by Hellemans et al., 2004 and Zhang et al., 2009).

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PubMed

Turner JT, Cohen MM Jr, Biesecker LG
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Tirelli F, Giraudo C, Soliani M, Calabrese F, Martini G, Gisondi P, Meneghel A, Zulian F
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2023 Oct 17;21(1):125. doi: 10.1186/s12969-023-00913-9. PMID: 37848914Free PMC Article
Shruti S, Siraj F, Khuller G, Saxena A
Acta Dermatovenerol Alp Pannonica Adriat 2019 Mar;28(1):41-43. PMID: 30901069
Bongiorno MA, Nathan N, Oyerinde O, Wang JA, Lee CR, Brown GT, Moss J, Darling TN
JAMA Dermatol 2017 Jul 1;153(7):660-665. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0298. PMID: 28445558Free PMC Article
Arora H, Falto-Aizpurua L, Cortés-Fernandez A, Choudhary S, Romanelli P
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):325-341. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000638. PMID: 28426484
Song BH, Park S, Park EJ, Kwon IH, Kim KH, Kim KJ
Am J Dermatopathol 2012 Dec;34(8):e146-8. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31825a8b46. PMID: 22878365

Diagnosis

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Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2023 Aug;158(4):359-360. doi: 10.23736/S2784-8671.22.07335-2. PMID: 37539505
Rocha RCC, Estrella MPS, Amaral DMD, Barbosa AM, Abreu MAMM
An Bras Dermatol 2017 Sep-Oct;92(5):717-720. doi: 10.1590/abd1806-4841.20174496. PMID: 29166516Free PMC Article
Arora H, Falto-Aizpurua L, Cortés-Fernandez A, Choudhary S, Romanelli P
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):325-341. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000638. PMID: 28426484
Umaretiya PJ, Miest RY, Tollefson MM
J Pediatr 2014 Jul;165(1):206. Epub 2014 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.03.003. PMID: 24726545
Choonhakarn C, Jirarattanapochai K
Clin Exp Dermatol 2002 Sep;27(6):454-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2002.01051.x. PMID: 12372083

Therapy

Tirelli F, Giraudo C, Soliani M, Calabrese F, Martini G, Gisondi P, Meneghel A, Zulian F
Pediatr Rheumatol Online J 2023 Oct 17;21(1):125. doi: 10.1186/s12969-023-00913-9. PMID: 37848914Free PMC Article
Biesecker LG, Edwards M, O'Donnell S, Doherty P, MacDougall T, Tith K, Kazakin J, Schwartz B
Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2020 Feb;6(1) Epub 2020 Feb 3 doi: 10.1101/mcs.a004549. PMID: 32014856Free PMC Article
Arora H, Falto-Aizpurua L, Cortés-Fernandez A, Choudhary S, Romanelli P
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):325-341. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000638. PMID: 28426484
Yadav S, Khullar G, Saikia UN, Dogra S
Dermatol Ther 2013 Sep-Oct;26(5):419-23. Epub 2013 Mar 28 doi: 10.1111/dth.12016. PMID: 24099074
Cohen PR, Eliezri YD, Silvers DN
Cutis 1992 Aug;50(2):131-5. PMID: 1511619

Prognosis

Arora H, Falto-Aizpurua L, Cortés-Fernandez A, Choudhary S, Romanelli P
Am J Dermatopathol 2017 May;39(5):325-341. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000000638. PMID: 28426484
Gutierrez D, Cooper KD, Mitchell AL, Cohn HI
Pediatr Dermatol 2015 Sep-Oct;32(5):e219-20. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1111/pde.12634. PMID: 26135202
Surrenti T, Callea F, De Horatio LT, Diociaiuti A, El Hachem M
Cutis 2014 Aug;94(2):97-100. PMID: 25184645
Aroni K, Kyriazi E, Aivaliotis M, Davaris P
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2004 May;18(3):340-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2004.00865.x. PMID: 15096150
Yavuzer R, Uluoğlu O, Sari A, Boyacioğlu M, Sarigüney Y, Latifoğlu O, Celebi MC
Ann Plast Surg 2001 Dec;47(6):669-72. doi: 10.1097/00000637-200112000-00016. PMID: 11756840

Clinical prediction guides

Pithadia DJ, Cartron AM, Biesecker LG, Darling TN
Pediatr Dermatol 2021 Jul;38(4):794-799. Epub 2021 Jun 8 doi: 10.1111/pde.14624. PMID: 34105192Free PMC Article
Bongiorno MA, Nathan N, Oyerinde O, Wang JA, Lee CR, Brown GT, Moss J, Darling TN
JAMA Dermatol 2017 Jul 1;153(7):660-665. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.0298. PMID: 28445558Free PMC Article
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J Am Acad Dermatol 2012 Aug;67(2):233-9. Epub 2011 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.08.008. PMID: 22014540
Baasanjav S, Jamsheer A, Kolanczyk M, Horn D, Latos T, Hoffmann K, Latos-Bielenska A, Mundlos S
BMC Med Genet 2010 Jul 9;11:110. doi: 10.1186/1471-2350-11-110. PMID: 20618940Free PMC Article
Cohen PR, Eliezri YD, Silvers DN
Cutis 1992 Aug;50(2):131-5. PMID: 1511619

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