Becker’s Nevus Syndrome- A Rare Entity

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Aarthi K. B.
Department of pathology, Santosh medical college and hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, U.P, India.
Ashi Verma
Department of pathology, Santosh medical college and hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, U.P, India.
Summi Ganguli
Department of pathology, Santosh medical college and hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, U.P, India.
Mayurika Tyagi
Department of pathology, Santosh medical college and hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, U.P, India.
Swati Singh
Department of pathology, Santosh medical college and hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, U.P, India.
Abishek Pathre
Department of pathology, Santosh medical college and hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, U.P, India.
Prem K. Garg
Department of pathology, Santosh medical college and hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, U.P, India.
Malay Bajpai
Department of pathology, Santosh medical college and hospital, Santosh Deemed to be University, Ghaziabad, U.P, India.

Abstract

A rare form of hypertrichiosis and hyperpigmentation with ill-defined borders, Becker's nevus is a non-cancerous hamartoma. Several abnormalities, including “unilateral breast hypoplasia”, muscular, skin, and “skeletal abnormalities”, are associated with Becker's nevus in a condition known as “Becker's nevus syndrome”. Here we present a case of 14-year-old boy who presented with a large hyperpigmented dark brown patch on his upper back. The patient also had a triangular lesion on his lower back with increased hair growth, which was present since birth.X-Ray spine showed Bifid Spinous process of L4. Histopathological examination of the hyper pigmented area showed findings which were consistent with “Becker’s nevus”.

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Aarthi K. B., Ashi Verma, Summi Ganguli, Mayurika Tyagi, Swati Singh, Abishek Pathre, Prem K. Garg, & Malay Bajpai. (2022). Becker’s Nevus Syndrome- A Rare Entity. Journal of Coastal Life Medicine, 10(3), 565–567. Retrieved from https://www.jclmm.com/index.php/journal/article/view/232
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Vol. 10: Number 3, 2022
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