A Second Case of Gobello Nevus Syndrome

• Main Authors: Gianluca Tadini, Luisa Carlotta Rossi, Elisa Faure, Francesca Besagni, Vinicio Boneschi, Susanna Esposito, Michela Brena
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Karger Publishers 2016-04-01
• Series: Case Reports in Dermatology
• Subjects: Epidermal nevus syndrome; Bone abnormalities; Follicular hyperkeratosis; Clinodactyly; Tufted hair folliculitis
• Online Access: http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/445675
• ISSN: 1662-6567

An uncommon type of epidermal nevus characterized by hyperpigmented hyperkeratotic bands following a Blaschko-linear pattern and generalized follicular hyperkeratosis were observed in a 17-year-old male patient who additionally showed tufted hair folliculitis on the scalp and clinodactyly of the fifth finger of both hands. The combination of epidermal nevus with skeletal abnormalities was first described by Gobello et al. [Dermatology 2000;201:51-55] as a new epidermal nevus syndrome that was named after the first author of this work. Our case shows identical clinical and histopathological features and represents the second case of this rare syndrome reported in the literature.