Drug-induced nevi
Synopsis

ENAMs are more common in individuals with lighter skin phototypes and in those who received renal transplantation or chemotherapy for a hematologic malignancy. There is no sex predilection. The risk for malignant transformation of these nevi is unclear. Concurrent transformation of preexisting nevi into dysplastic nevi has been reported.
Codes
D22.9 – Melanocytic nevi, unspecified
T50.995A – Adverse effect of other drugs, medicaments and biological substances, initial encounter
SNOMEDCT:
278993004 – Drug-induced
402554002 – Eruptive melanocytic nevi
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