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Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management

Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) is a rare skin disorder characterised by thick skin folds and grooves, resembling the gyri and sulci of the cerebral cortex. It can be classified as primary essential, primary non-essential and secondary CVG. The rarity of the condition poses a challenge in the diagnosis...

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Main Authors: Lee, Jia Yuan, Harun Nor Rashid, Shawatul Akhma, Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azman, Yunus, Nor Hayati, Bakrin, Ikmal Hisyam
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Language:English
Published: Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88331/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88331/
https://app.periodikos.com.br/journal/iberoamericanjm/article/doi/10.5281/zenodo.4011601
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spelling my.upm.eprints.883312022-11-24T01:33:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88331/ Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management Lee, Jia Yuan Harun Nor Rashid, Shawatul Akhma Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azman Yunus, Nor Hayati Bakrin, Ikmal Hisyam Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) is a rare skin disorder characterised by thick skin folds and grooves, resembling the gyri and sulci of the cerebral cortex. It can be classified as primary essential, primary non-essential and secondary CVG. The rarity of the condition poses a challenge in the diagnosis and ultimately requires good communication between the clinician and the dermatopathologist for diagnosis. Many names have been given to the condition, including Robert-Unna syndrome, cutis verticis plicata, paquidemia verticis gyrata, cutis sulcata, cutis striata or “bulldog” scalp syndrome. To date, the treatment is still limited to plastic surgeons with excision of the folds, scalp reduction and reconstruction. In this article, we are sharing a rare case and the surgical management of a middle age gentleman with cutis verticis gyrata secondary to cerebral intradermal nevus (CIN) over his occipital scalp. Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88331/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Lee, Jia Yuan and Harun Nor Rashid, Shawatul Akhma and Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azman and Yunus, Nor Hayati and Bakrin, Ikmal Hisyam (2020) Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management. Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2 (4). 391 - 394. ISSN 2695-5075 https://app.periodikos.com.br/journal/iberoamericanjm/article/doi/10.5281/zenodo.4011601 10.5281/zenodo.4011601
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description Cutis verticis gyrata (CVG) is a rare skin disorder characterised by thick skin folds and grooves, resembling the gyri and sulci of the cerebral cortex. It can be classified as primary essential, primary non-essential and secondary CVG. The rarity of the condition poses a challenge in the diagnosis and ultimately requires good communication between the clinician and the dermatopathologist for diagnosis. Many names have been given to the condition, including Robert-Unna syndrome, cutis verticis plicata, paquidemia verticis gyrata, cutis sulcata, cutis striata or “bulldog” scalp syndrome. To date, the treatment is still limited to plastic surgeons with excision of the folds, scalp reduction and reconstruction. In this article, we are sharing a rare case and the surgical management of a middle age gentleman with cutis verticis gyrata secondary to cerebral intradermal nevus (CIN) over his occipital scalp.
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author Lee, Jia Yuan
Harun Nor Rashid, Shawatul Akhma
Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azman
Yunus, Nor Hayati
Bakrin, Ikmal Hisyam
spellingShingle Lee, Jia Yuan
Harun Nor Rashid, Shawatul Akhma
Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azman
Yunus, Nor Hayati
Bakrin, Ikmal Hisyam
Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management
author_facet Lee, Jia Yuan
Harun Nor Rashid, Shawatul Akhma
Wan Sulaiman, Wan Azman
Yunus, Nor Hayati
Bakrin, Ikmal Hisyam
author_sort Lee, Jia Yuan
title Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management
title_short Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management
title_full Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management
title_fullStr Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management
title_full_unstemmed Cutis Verticis Gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management
title_sort cutis verticis gyrata secondary to cerebriform intradermal naevus: a rare entity and its management
publisher Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine
publishDate 2020
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88331/1/ABSTRACT.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88331/
https://app.periodikos.com.br/journal/iberoamericanjm/article/doi/10.5281/zenodo.4011601
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