Andrea Diociaiuti, MD, PhD; Beatrice Guidi, MD, PhD; Tiziana Surrenti, MD; Renata Boldrini, MD; Francesco Callea, MD; May El Hachem, MD
Drs. Diociaiuti, Boldrini, Callea, and El Hachem are from Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy. Drs. Diociaiuti and El Hachem are from the Department of Dermatology and Drs. Boldrini and Callea are from the Department of Pathology. Drs. Guidi and Surrenti are in private practice, Rome.
Segmental NF is characterized by an unusual clinical onset of multiple and localized pseudoatrophic plaques in the absence of the common clinical features of NF. We recommend that pseudoatrophic patches undergo histologic examination for early diagnosis of rare cases of NF with such an unusual presentation.
