Abstract
Verrucous epidermal nevi (VEN) are benign congenital hamartomas consisting of keratinocytes. Histological examination mostly exhibits hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, papillomatosis and, rarely, the features of epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (EHK). We report a case of a 6-year-old boy who presented at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan with bilaterally symmetrical linear epidermal nevi following Blaschko’s lines and showing epidermolytic hyperkeratosis on histology. The patient was treated with topical keratolytics and emolients which led to considerable improvement. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of VEN from Pakistan.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.018
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 21(1), e124-126
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
Cite this article
APA 7
Kerawala, S. R., Rizvi, N. U. S., & Tabassum, S. (2025). Bilateral Systematised Epidermolytic Epidermal Nevus: A case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 21(1), e124-126. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.018
MLA 9
Kerawala, Sabeika R., et al. "Bilateral Systematised Epidermolytic Epidermal Nevus: A case report." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, 2025, pp. e124-126. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.018.
Chicago (author–date)
Kerawala, Sabeika R., Najam-us-Saher Rizvi, and Saadia Tabassum. 2025. "Bilateral Systematised Epidermolytic Epidermal Nevus: A case report." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 21 (1): e124-126. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.018.
Harvard
Kerawala, S. R., Rizvi, N. U. S. and Tabassum, S. (2025) 'Bilateral Systematised Epidermolytic Epidermal Nevus: A case report', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 21(1), pp. e124-126. doi:10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.018.
Vancouver
Kerawala SR, Rizvi NUS, Tabassum S. Bilateral Systematised Epidermolytic Epidermal Nevus: A case report. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;21(1):e124-126. doi:10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.018
IEEE
S. R. Kerawala, N. U. S. Rizvi, and S. Tabassum, "Bilateral Systematised Epidermolytic Epidermal Nevus: A case report," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. e124-126, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2021.21.01.018.