Two Cases of Melasma with Unusual Histopathologic Findings

We reported two cases of clinically typical melasma presenting with unusual histopathologic findings. In one case, the epidermal melanocytes were markedly increased in number and protruded into the dermis, and in the other case, increased epidermal pigmentation as well as dermal melanocytosis were f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shin, Jeong-Hyun, Kang, Won-Hyoung
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences 2006
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16614533
http://dx.doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2006.21.2.368
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Sumario:We reported two cases of clinically typical melasma presenting with unusual histopathologic findings. In one case, the epidermal melanocytes were markedly increased in number and protruded into the dermis, and in the other case, increased epidermal pigmentation as well as dermal melanocytosis were found. We suggested that the various treatment modalities of melasma should be applied depend on its histopathologic finding.

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