A giant congenital nevus spilus: A case report

Authors

  • Sirinee Wipavakul INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Chattraporn Thaenchaikul INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Pinnaree Kattipathanapong INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BANGKOK, THAILAND

Keywords:

Nevus spilus, speckled lentiginous nevus, nevus on nevus, spotted nevus

Abstract

Congenital nevus spilus is an uncommon condition and usually have small size.1 It is found 0-0.2% of all newborns.2,8-12 Nevus spilus is characterized by multiple pigmented macules or papules within a pigmented patch. Nevus spilus may occur anywhere on the body and have variable in size and configuration.3

We report a case of 5 year-old Thai girl with a large congenital nevus spilus extended from the left buttock to leg since birth, which is a rare condition and uncommon finding in congenital nevus spilus.

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2026-06-09

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Wipavakul, S., Thaenchaikul, C., & Kattipathanapong, P. (2026). A giant congenital nevus spilus: A case report. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 29(3), 183–188. retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/282859

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Vol. 29 No. 3 (2013): July-September

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Case Report

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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ในวารสารโรคผิวหนัง ถือเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วย หรือร่วมรับผิดชอบใดๆ

บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารโรคผิวหนัง ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารฯ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักอักษรจากบรรณาธิการวารสารโรคผิวหนังก่อนเท่านั้น