What is nevus spilus?
nevus spilus, sometimes known as zosteriform lentiginous nevus or spotted lentiginous nevus, is an area of skin that appears to be brown, with darker spots scattered over it. Nevus size may vary and stains can be picked up by bumps or flat spots. Nevus spilus can be present on the skin of any part of the body and is usually first recorded at birth or at the beginning of life. These skin lesions are not cancer and can be simply left alone and monitored for any signs of change. Monitoring is carried out as preventive measures, because very rarely cells inside Nevus spilus can transform and cancer can develop as malignant melanoma.
It is assumed that there are two different types of spil Nevus. In what is referred to as macular types, stains are distributed at relatively regular intervals across non -resentment and are very flat. What is called the papular type of lesion has stains that consist of elevated lumps, and these are arrangedMore randomly across nevus. Although it is still a rare occurrence, it is considered to be more often associated with the development of malignant melanoma.
nevus spilus may occur in conjunction with certain medical disorders such as face syndrome. In Faces Syndrome, as well as zosteriform lentiginous do not know on the skin, there are abnormalities of eyes and facial features, along with loss of appetite, waste, weight loss and fatigue. Phacomatosis pigmentoceratotica is a syndrome in which one side of the body is lost, along with excessive sweat, abnormal feeling and muscle weakness. In PHAKomatosis pigmentoceratotica, nevus spilus evolves in conjunction with another lesion known as maznový Nevus. The syndrome is very rare, but there is a risk of malignant changes in the skin lesion.
normally there are no symptoms of Nevus Spilus, although Persyn with a large skin lesion can worry that its appearance will be unsightly. Can also eXistory anxiety from the possibility of developing malignant melanoma, especially in the case of non -unusing in the body of the body where it is difficult to see. Any suspicion of malignant changes could require removal. Nevus spilus treatment is not without his problems, because surgery tends to leave scarring and the lesion can be repeated. Therapy using lasers to remove or fading Nevus does not always lead to a satisfactory result.