DOI: 10.4103/pigmentinternational_5_26 ISSN: 2349-5847

Congenital vitiligo vulgaris with overlying unilateral nevus of ota in a young female − A rare amalgamation

Riya Kalawat, Kshitij Saxena, Abha Gupta, Amarjeet

Vitiligo is a common depigmentary disorder and is of major social and cosmetic concern. It is an autoimmune disorder characterized by the development of depigmented macules secondary to chronic melanocytic disappearance in the epidermis and hair follicles. The nevus of Ota is a rare congenital dermal melanocytic disorder characterized by bluish-black to grayish-brown diffuse pigmentation of facial skin and mucous membranes in the distribution of the ophthalmic, maxillary, and occasionally the mandibular divisions of the facial nerve . The association of nevus of Ota with vitiligo is a rare amalgamation. Therefore, we report a rare coexistence of vitiligo vulgaris with overlying dermal melanocytosis in a 32-year-old female.

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