Connective tissue naevi

Connective tissue naevi are rare skin lesions that occur when the lower most layers of the skin do not develop correctly or the elements of these layers occur in the wrong proportion.

Causes of Connective tissue naevi

Connective tissue naevi are thought to be due to genetic defects in the skin cells.

Differential Diagnosis of Connective tissue naevi

• tuberous sclerosis,
• chronic myelocytic leukaemia,
• syphilis and
• encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis

Treatment of Connective tissue naevi

Connective tissue naevi that do not occur with other diseases not require any treatment. Patients with naevi should undergo full examination to rule out any associated conditions.

Amyloidosis
Connective tissue naevi
Dermatofibroma
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Ehler's Danlos syndrome
Elastosis perforans serpiginosa
Keloids & hypertrophic scars
Lipodystrophy
Lipoma
Mastocytoma
Neurofibroma
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Reactive perforating collagenosis
Striae (stretch marks)
Eosinophilic fasciitis
Erythema multiforme
Histiocytoses
Jessner's lymphocytic infiltrate
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Lymphocytoma cutis
Lymphomatoid papulosis
Mastocytosis
Morphoea
Non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Panniculitis
Reticulohistiocytosis
Sweet's disease
Systemic sclerosis
Atypical mycobacterial infection
Granuloma faciale
Granuloma annulare
Cutaneous tuberculosis
Leprosy
Pyogenic granuloma
Sarcoidosis