Table 1.

Previously reported cases of hairy nevi treated with curettage.

Author	Year of publication	Number of the cases	Site	Size	Age at time of curettage	Follow-up time	Outcome
Johnson [4]	1977	1	Forehead & scalp	Not mentioned	5–16 months	17 months	Satisfactory
Moss [2]	1987	10	Trunk, limbs, face	4–20 cm2	2 weeks-6 months	3 months- 5 years	Acceptable on 7 patients and poor in the remaining 3 patients
De Mey et al. [5]	1992	6	Not mentioned	Not mentioned	Not mentioned	3 years	Satisfactory in 5. Poor in one
Casanova et al. [6]	1997	9	Trunk, limbs, and face	Small (2 cm2) to large (over 20 cm2)	1–6 weeks	18–55 months	Fair to good
Kay et al. [7]	1998	1	Trunk	Not mentioned	16 days	4 months	Not satisfactory
De Raeve et al. [8]	2002	16	Trunk, limbs, and face	Not mentioned	One case was treated at I day of age. The remaining in the first 4 weeks of life	Not mentioned	Excellent in 2 patients and satisfactory in 14 patients
Natara et al. [9]	2013	1	Face	Not mentioned	2 weeks	1-year	Satisfactory