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    • August 11, 2010 at 9:09 pm
    betsyca
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      The doctor noticed a spot on Ron's back at his checkup.  It is a raised bump, no color, but with a ring a around it that appears to have no pigment.  I wasn't concerned, as there has been so many weird skin things during interferon.  Does this sound like anything familiar here?

      The doctor noticed a spot on Ron's back at his checkup.  It is a raised bump, no color, but with a ring a around it that appears to have no pigment.  I wasn't concerned, as there has been so many weird skin things during interferon.  Does this sound like anything familiar here?

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        • August 12, 2010 at 12:02 am
        Nancy
        Participant

          Hi Betsy, – Don't have any answers – but wanted you to know I'm thinking about you and Ron-and praying for the best for you two –Take care, Nancy

            • August 12, 2010 at 2:25 am
            betsyca
            Participant

              Hi back to you!  I think of you so often, I guess because you began interferon about the time we did, and I think our men are close in age.  I'm still keeping you both in prayer.   We take each day as a gift and try to do the same with  each moment.  Love and blessings to you and Buddy.

            • August 12, 2010 at 12:35 am
            W.
            Participant

              Maybe it is a so-called "halo nevus" (check Google images).

              Here you can read what Janner and MichaelFL have to say about halo nevi: http://community.melanoma.org/cgi-bin/mpip/dbforum.pl?header=search&db=main_bb&post=467876

              I think I read somewhere that Interferon can sometimes cause helo nevi, but I don't remember exactly.

                • August 12, 2010 at 2:26 am
                betsyca
                Participant

                  Thanks for the help–I'll look it up.

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