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Nevi and Other Developmental Defects

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Genetic alterations whether germline or somatic in any of the skin layers, cells, and ancillary parts can create nevoid processes within the skin. These developmental changes and nevi often present in the first 2 years of life. Sometimes, exogenous stimuli, including puberty, promote new or altered lesional growth. Some of these alterations which are clinically apparent are maturational and may not be nevoid or mosaic in nature. In this chapter, congenital or early-onset developmental lesions are discussed.

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  1. Departments of Pediatrics & Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Nanette Silverberg

  2. Department of Dermatopathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Nikki Vyas

  3. Department of Dermatology and Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Robert Phelps

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Silverberg, N., Vyas, N., Phelps, R. (2021). Nevi and Other Developmental Defects. In: Smoller, B., Bagherani, N. (eds) Atlas of Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Venereology . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45134-3_22-1

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