Cockade naevus (syn. naevus en cocarde)

Latest update 16/06/09

Key diagnostic features

• Age of presentation –  a rare lesion that mainly arises in young patients
• Appearance - a central junctional naevus surrounded by concentric circles of darker and lighter pigmentation giving the lesion a rosette-like appearance. Lesions tend to be multiple

Management

• The lesions are benign - excision with a 2 mm margin of normal skin is only needed if there is diagnostic uncertainty

	Figure 1 – Cockade naevus
	Figure 2 - Cockade naevus This patient had several lesions
	Figure 3 - Dermoscopic image of figure 2