Centrofacial lentiginosis is a cutaneous condition characterized by
lentigines
A lentigo () (plural lentigines, ) is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing skin. It is a harmless (benign) hyperplasia of melanocytes which is linear in its spread. This means the hyperplasi ...
on the nose and adjacent cheeks.
The condition is associated with sacral hypertrichosis, developmental delay, seizures, absent middle incisors, skeletal, abnormalities, dwarfism, endocrine dysfunction and congenital mitral valve stenosis.2
See also
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Lentigo
A lentigo () (plural lentigines, ) is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing skin. It is a harmless (benign) hyperplasia of melanocytes which is linear in its spread. This means the hyperplasi ...
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Skin lesion
A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of th ...
References
Melanocytic nevi and neoplasms
2. Bolognia, Jean, et al. ''Dermatology''. Elsevier, 2018.
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