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Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology
Medknow Publications on behalf of The Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists (IADVL)
ISSN: 0378-6323 EISSN: 0973-3922
Vol. 76, Num. 5, 2010, pp. 563-564
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Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology, Vol. 76, No. 5, September-October, 2010, pp. 563-564
Letter to the Editor
Authors' reply
Molly Thomas1, Renu Elizabeth George1, Meera Thomas2
1 Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India 2 Department of Pathology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India
Correspondence Address: Renu Elizabeth George Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore - 632 004 India renuegeorge@gmail.com
Code Number: dv10167
DOI: 10.4103/0378-6323.69040
Sir, We are grateful to our esteemed colleagues for their comments [1] on our article [2] and for the interest shown. We would however like to assert that the patient described by us had an epidermolytic acanthoma of the vulva, a well-described entity, [3],[4],[5] in a linear pattern rather than an adult-onset verrucous epidermal nevus, as suggested, for the following reasons: - The articles cited [6],[7],[8] in the letter refer to adult-onset verrucous and inflammatory epidermal nevi and not to epidermolytic verrucous epidermal nevus. None of the reported cases had features of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, a distinctive feature seen on histology in our patient. However, we agree that the clinical features were indistinguishable from verrucous and inflammatory linear epidermal nevi.
- Epidermolytic verrucous epidermal nevus usually occurs at birth or in young children. [9],[10]
- The onset in adulthood, the clinical features, site of occurrence and histologic features of the lesion seen in our patient were consistent with the diagnosis of epidermolytic acanthoma. [3],[4],[5] The linear pattern of presentation was unusual and hence the case was reported in the journal.
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2. | Thomas M, George R, Thomas M. Linear epidermolytic acanthoma of vulva: An unusual presentation. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2010;76:49-51. Back to cited text no. 2 [PUBMED] |
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8. | Kosann MK. Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus. Dermatol Online J 2003;9:15. Back to cited text no. 8 |
9. | Moss C, Shatidulla H. Naevi and other developmental defects. In: Burn T, Breatchnach S, Cox N, Griffiths C, editors. Rook's Textbook of Dermatology. West Sussex: Blackwell Publishers; 2010. p. 18.1-107. Back to cited text no. 9 |
10. | Sarifakioglu E, Yenidunya S. Linear epidermolytic verrucous epidermal nevus of the male genitalia. Pediatr Dermatol 2007;24:447-8 Back to cited text no. 10 |
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