Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis with Depigmentation

Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis (LWNH) is a rare disorder of pigmentation characterized by hyperpigmented macules in a linear or whorled streaky configuration. Lesions are distributed mainly on the trunk and extremities, sparing the palms, soles, and mucosae. Depigmentation occurring in the...

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Autores principales: Sinha, Preema, Chatterjee, Manas, Singh, Kamlesh K., Sood, Aradhana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28405555
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.202274
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author Sinha, Preema
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Sood, Aradhana
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description Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis (LWNH) is a rare disorder of pigmentation characterized by hyperpigmented macules in a linear or whorled streaky configuration. Lesions are distributed mainly on the trunk and extremities, sparing the palms, soles, and mucosae. Depigmentation occurring in the pre-existing whorls has not been reported till date. Herein, we report one such rare case of familial LWNH with depigmentation.
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spelling pubmed-53724352017-04-12 Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis with Depigmentation Sinha, Preema Chatterjee, Manas Singh, Kamlesh K. Sood, Aradhana Indian Dermatol Online J Case Report Linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis (LWNH) is a rare disorder of pigmentation characterized by hyperpigmented macules in a linear or whorled streaky configuration. Lesions are distributed mainly on the trunk and extremities, sparing the palms, soles, and mucosae. Depigmentation occurring in the pre-existing whorls has not been reported till date. Herein, we report one such rare case of familial LWNH with depigmentation. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5372435/ /pubmed/28405555 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.202274 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Indian Dermatology Online Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis with Depigmentation
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title_full Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis with Depigmentation
title_fullStr Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis with Depigmentation
title_full_unstemmed Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis with Depigmentation
title_short Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis with Depigmentation
title_sort linear and whorled nevoid hypermelanosis with depigmentation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28405555
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5178.202274
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