epidermal nevus epidermolytic hyperkeratotic type

Epidemiology

• epidermal nevi affect about 1 in 1,000 people

Genetics

• associated with defects in KRT10

Clinical manifestations

• appear at or shortly after birth as localized lines of epidermal thickening
• the extent of skin involvement varies widely

More general terms

• nevus
• genetic disease of the skin (genodermatosis)

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/600648