Pigmentary Disorders — Flashcards

_____ maybe seen in lichen planus as the melanin from epidermis gradually moves into the dermis as a result of degeneration of keratinocytes

Which disease presents with hyperpigmented atrophic macules on the hand dorsa and  pits on the palms and soles with abnormal dermatoglyphics?_____

_____dermal melasma -appears light brown and shows enhanced color contrast with Wood s lamp

What is the most frequent form of diffuse hypopigmentation worldwide?_____

Hypomelanosis of Ito is seen as cutaneous macular hypopigmented whorls, streaks and patches, corresponding to the lines of _____

First-line treatment for freckles is the use of a _____.

Naevus of Ota is an extensive, _____, patchy, dermal melanocytosis

Nevus of _____ presents as a unilateral blue-greyish hyperpigmented macule, commonly in Chinese or Japanese.

Caf- au- lait macules in neurofibromatosis usually spare the _____

Hypopigmentation with perifollicular pigmentary retention (hyperpigmentation), also known as "salt and pepper" skin pigmentation is seen in _____