Halo Nevus - Information on Halo Nevus

Halo Nevus Information

Halo Nevus is basically a skin disease typical to youth, but Halo Nevus may occur to the people at any age. A halo nevus is a mole that is pink or brown surrounded by an area of white or light skin. The halo is depigmented which means it has lost the normal skin pigment or color. The incidence of vitiligo may be increased in people who have halo nevi. Melanoma can rarely occur in a halo nevus, but in those cases, the nevus has atypical features and the depigmented ring is not symmetric.

We have provided you here all symptoms, causes and treatment methods of Halo Nevus.

Causes of Halo Nevus

• A halo nevus occurs when the immune cells (which normally fight off infection) attack a mole for reasons unknown.
• Halo nevi are sometimes seen in people with vitiligo.
• Halo nevi may occur in patients with malignant melanoma.
• Atypical moles are more common on people with halo nevi. Atypical moles are thought to have an increased risk of turning cancerous.

Symptoms of Halo Nevus

Halo nevi can occur almost anywhere on the body, but most often appear on the trunk, especially the back its step by step procedure is as follows. The phenomenon seems to follow several stages. The first is a sudden appearance of the white halo around the mole. In the following months or years the central nevus disappears. Finally, the white patch may re-pigment spontaneously and return to normal skin color. However, the white area often remains.

Treatment of Halo Nevus

Methods For Treating Halo Nevus are :

• Normally no treatment is required.
• A yearly complete skin exam is recommended for those with halo nevi or a single halo nevus to make sure there are no atypical moles or malignant melanoma on the skin.
• If you have a halo nevus and you have another mole that is changing, you need to be evaluated by your doctor immediately.