Halo Nevus

Diagnosis: Halo Nevus

White depigmented halo surrounds compound melanocytic nevus.

Clinical Presentation

White depigmented halo surrounds compound melanocytic nevus.

Clinical History

Submitted by Alaa Saad. Originally posted October 1, 2010.

Treatment

See case discussion.

Differential Diagnosis

• Melanoma with regression • Vitiligo • Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation • Chemical leukoderma

Key Learnings

• Also known as Sutton nevus — central nevus surrounded by depigmented halo • Immune-mediated regression of central nevus — benign • Common in children/adolescents • In adults >40: consider melanoma elsewhere (immune activation) • Central nevus eventually disappears, followed by repigmentation of halo

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