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Halo nevus (synonyms: Sutton nevus; leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum; albinismus perinaevicus) is a melanocytic nevus surrounded by a rim of depigmentation, resembling a “halo”. The lesion was originally identified as a distinct entity by Sutton in 1916, whereas in 1874 Hebra and Kaposi had described it as vitiligo [1].
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(2007). Halo Nevus. In: Soyer, H., Argenziano, G., Hofmann-Wellenhof, R., Johr, R. (eds) Color Atlas of Melanocytic Lesions of the Skin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35106-1_18
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