'Eruptive' amelanotic compound nevi in children with facial freckles and pale skin colour: more than an occasion?

The term ‘eruptive melanocytic nevi’ refers to the sudden onset of multiple melanocytic nevi such as common, dysplastic, Spitz and blue nevi on previously unaffected skin. The development of eruptive melanocytic nevi has frequently been linked to systemic immune suppression, although it does not appear to represent a conditio sine qua non. In this study, we report seven children with a common phen- toype, who developed eruptive amelanotic melanocytic nevi and discuss whether this phenomenon is more than occasional.