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What Should I Do, So That My Son Does Not Scratch Nevus On His Body?
My son have congenital nevus since birth he is only 2 years and 4 months old. half of his upper body. lately he scratch it and have some cuts his doctor gave him antibiotic ointment and it heals. I am still worried because I know that his nevus is cancer prone. Please advise.
Thu, 20 Mar 2014
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Nevus are more prone to malignant changes. Not all Nevus progress to malignancy. The risk of malignancy occurs at puberty. So don't worry.
Scratching has to be prevented as it will cause bleeding. Local application of liquid paraffin will be helpful.
Take care
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Nevus are more prone to malignant changes. Not all Nevus progress to malignancy. The risk of malignancy occurs at puberty. So don't worry.
Scratching has to be prevented as it will cause bleeding. Local application of liquid paraffin will be helpful.
Take care
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