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Changes of melanocytic lesions inducedby Melanotan injections and sun bed use ina teenage patient with FAMMM syndrome

A 16-year-old girl presented with general skin tanning, multiple dark melanocytic nevi and an enlarging nevus in her left groin following self-injections of Melanotan 2 and attending a UV tanning studio. She had been referred by her GP who was concerned that some of the darkened nevi were potentiall...

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Autor principal: Sivyer, Graham W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Derm101.com 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3663356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23785612
http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0203a10
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Sumario:A 16-year-old girl presented with general skin tanning, multiple dark melanocytic nevi and an enlarging nevus in her left groin following self-injections of Melanotan 2 and attending a UV tanning studio. She had been referred by her GP who was concerned that some of the darkened nevi were potentially malignant.