Locus minoris resistentiae in nevi

Locus minoris resistentiae (LMR) is a site that offers increased vulnerability to the onset of the disease compared to the rest of the body.It can be congenital (mosaicism) or acquired (trauma, irradiation, herpes infection, and scars).ese primary lesions are believed to act as a nidus for various other infections, inflammation, and neoplastic conditions.Other conditions include verrucous epidermal nevus (VEN), nevus sebaceous of Jadassohn (NSJ), congenital hemangiomas, and linear porokeratosis. [1,2] www.cosmoderma.org