Frictional Dermatosis in a Courier Driver

Frictional hypermelanosis is an uncommon finding in Caucasians. We report the unusual case of 56-year-old male courier driver who developed linear and patchy hypermelanosis of the back caused by the driver’s seat. Histology has included other pathologies. Treatment of the asymptomatic hyper pigmenta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Wollina, Uwe, Tchernev, Georgi, Lotti, Torello
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: ID Design 2012/DOOEL Skopje 2017
Materias:
Clinical Image
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5535681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28785356
http://dx.doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2017.108
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Sumario:Frictional hypermelanosis is an uncommon finding in Caucasians. We report the unusual case of 56-year-old male courier driver who developed linear and patchy hypermelanosis of the back caused by the driver’s seat. Histology has included other pathologies. Treatment of the asymptomatic hyper pigmentation was not warranted.

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