Nevus Anemicus

1 January 1977

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology

Vol. 113 (1) , 53-56
https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1977.01640010055008

Abstract

• Histologic, pharmacologic, and exchange transplant studies were performed on a patient with nevus anemicus. Histologic examination disclosed no abnormalities. The only pharmacologic stimulus that produced erythema within the nevus was the α-blocking agent, phentolamine mesylate. Results of the transplant studies demonstrated donor dominance. This suggests that the defect in the nevus anemicus is attributable to increased sensitivity of the blood vessels to catecholamines rather than to increased α-adrenergic stimulation. (Arch Dermatol 113:53-56, 1977)

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Adrenergic Reinnervation of Anterior Chamber Transplants
Acta Physiologica Scandinavica, 1967
Über Naevus anaemicus
Archives of Dermatological Research, 1906