Toddler’s Facial Plaque Puzzles Mom – Let’s Diagnose

A mom brought her 14-month-old daughter to the pediatrician after noticing a linear lesion that was developing on her face. She was sure it had not been present at birth, so she was a little concerned about what it might be even though it didn’t seem to cause her daughter any discomfort. It was a slightly yellow verrucous scaly plaque that seemed to cause hair loss where it met her hairline.

Could it be nevus sebaceusEpidermal nevusAplasia cutis congenita? A flat wart?

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