Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus treated successfully with crisaborole ointment in a 5‐year‐old boy. Issue 3 (5th March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Barney, Emily; Prose, Neil S.; Ramirez, Mary
• Is Part Of: Pediatric dermatology. Volume 36:Issue 3(2019)
• Page Start: 404
• Page End: 405
• Publication Date: 2019-03-05
• Subjects: crisaborole -- inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus; Pediatric dermatology -- Periodicals; Children -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.925
• DOI: 10.1111/pde.13793
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0736-8046

Abstract

Abstract: Inflammatory linear verrucous epidermal nevus (ILVEN) is a chronic, a linear, or whorled array of inflammatory, following the lines of Blaschko. Treatment of ILVEN is challenging with numerous therapies of varying degrees of success reported. We present a case of ILVEN in a 5‐year‐old‐boy, treated successfully with crisaborole 2% ointment. This brief report suggests that there may be additional cellular immunologic pathways responsible for the presentation of ILVEN that may be explained by management with crisaborole use.