Nevus comedonicus

Human disease

Medical condition

Nevus comedonicus
Other names	Comedo nevus
Specialty	Dermatology

Nevus comedonicus, also known as a comedo nevus^[1] is characterized by closely arranged, grouped, often linear, slightly elevated papules that have at their center keratinous plugs resembling comedones.^[2]^: 634^[3]^: 774

References

^ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. p. 1673. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.
^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
^ Freedberg, et al. (2003). Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-138076-0.

Skin cancer of the epidermis

Tumor

Carcinoma

BCC	Forms Aberrant Cicatricial Cystic Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus Infiltrative Micronodular Nodular Pigmented Polypoid Pore-like Rodent ulcer Superficial Nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome
SCC	Forms Adenoid Basaloid Clear-cell Signet-ring-cell Spindle-cell Marjolin's ulcer Bowen's disease Bowenoid papulosis Erythroplasia of Queyrat Actinic keratosis
Adenocarcinoma	Aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma Extramammary Paget's disease
Ungrouped	Merkel-cell carcinoma Microcystic adnexal carcinoma Mucinous carcinoma Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma Verrucous carcinoma Malignant mixed tumor

Benign
tumors

Acanthoma	Forms Large-cell Fissuring Clear-cell Epidermolytic Melanoacanthoma Pilar sheath acanthoma Seboacanthoma Seborrheic keratosis Warty dyskeratoma
Keratoacanthoma	Generalized eruptive Keratoacanthoma centrifugum marginatum Multiple Solitary
Wart	Verruca vulgaris Verruca plana Plantar wart Periungual wart

Other

Epidermal nevus	Syndromes Epidermal nevus syndrome Schimmelpenning syndrome Nevus comedonicus syndrome Nevus comedonicus Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus Linear verrucous epidermal nevus Pigmented hairy epidermal nevus syndrome Systematized epidermal nevus Phakomatosis pigmentokeratotica
Other nevus	Nevus unius lateris Patch blue nevus Unilateral palmoplantar verrucous nevus Zosteriform speckled lentiginous nevus
Ungrouped	Cutaneous horn