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The systematized ones are further classified into \u201c\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Nevus Unius Lateris<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u201d when one-half of the body is affected, and \u201c\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Ichthyosis Hystrix<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u201d showing bilateral distribution, both being the uncommon forms. Although it can affect any body part, it rarely involves the head and neck region with seldom involvement of mucosae, scalp, and ear lobes. We saw a 6-year-old child with multiple hyperpigmented verrucous plaques predominantly present over left half of the body, ipsilateral alopecia scalp, and verrucous lesions involving mucosae of palate and tongue, which were present bilaterally. Previously, case reports of oral lesions related to VEN had demonstrated segmental, midline, or unilateral distribution. Hereby, we report this peculiar case of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Nevus Unius Lateris<\/jats:italic>\n                      with bilateral oral mucosal involvement, owing to its rarity.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/idoj.idoj_454_20","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,22]],"date-time":"2021-02-22T05:48:18Z","timestamp":1613972898000},"page":"302-306","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Nevus Unius Lateris with Bilateral Oral Mucosal Lesions"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Lovleen","family":"Kaur","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bharat B.","family":"Mahajan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohita","family":"Mahajan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shaminder Singh","family":"Dhillon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","reference":[{"key":"R1-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"127","DOI":"10.4103\/0378-6323.31906","article-title":"Basal cell carcinoma developing in verrucous epidermal nevus","volume":"73","author":"De","year":"2007","journal-title":"Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol"},{"key":"R2-14-20240828","first-page":"168","article-title":"Zosteriform verrucous epidermal nevus","volume":"50","author":"Thomas","year":"2005","journal-title":"Indian J Dermatol"},{"key":"R4-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"79","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2350-12-79","article-title":"Systemic epidermal nevus with involvement of the oral mucosa due to FGFR3 mutation","volume":"12","author":"Bygum","year":"2011","journal-title":"BMC Med Genet"},{"key":"R5-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"17e","DOI":"10.1097\/01.PRS.0000148416.15986.C6","article-title":"Unilateral linear verrucous epidermal nevus of the face and the oral mucosa","volume":"115","author":"Oz\u00e7elik","year":"2005","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"key":"R6-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"131","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1601-0825.2006.01355.x","article-title":"Review of linear epidermal nevus with oral mucosal involvement--series of five new cases","volume":"14","author":"Haberland-Carrodeguas","year":"2008","journal-title":"Oral Dis"},{"key":"R7-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2000","DOI":"10.1016\/j.joms.2016.04.004","article-title":"Linear epidermal nevus: A case report with oral and facial manifestations","volume":"74","author":"Maly","year":"2016","journal-title":"J Oral Maxillofac Surg"},{"key":"R8-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"206836","DOI":"10.1155\/2012\/206836","article-title":"Linear epidermal nevus of the oral cavity: A rare diagnosis","volume":"2012","author":"Santos","year":"2012","journal-title":"Case Rep Med"},{"key":"R9-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"139","DOI":"10.1007\/s12105-010-0165-7","article-title":"Oral linear epidermal nevus: A review of the literature and report of two new cases","volume":"4","author":"Tesi","year":"2010","journal-title":"Head Neck Pathol"},{"key":"R10-14-20240828","first-page":"158","article-title":"Oral findings in patients with epidermal naevi: A report of two cases","volume":"23","author":"Coley-Smith","year":"1996","journal-title":"Dent Update"},{"key":"R11-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"226","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(88)90098-9","article-title":"Nevus unius lateris and intraoral verrucous nevi","volume":"66","author":"Hickman","year":"1988","journal-title":"Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol"},{"key":"R12-14-20240828","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"774","DOI":"10.1016\/0030-4220(72)90295-2","article-title":"Epidermal nevus syndrome. 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