Pityriasis Alba — Flashcards

Patients with Xeroderma Pigmentosum often present with freckled and dry skin, extreme _____ sensitivity, and corneal ulcers

Simple lentigo occurs due to an increase in _____ at dermal-epidermal junction.

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 _____.

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

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

What is the treatment of piebaldism?_____

Freckles or ephelis are produced due to increased _____ production by melanocytes on exposure to UV rays

Poor prognostic factors for Vitiligo: - Positive family history - _____ vitiligo - Lesions over bony prominences - Leukotrichia - Koebner's/Isomorphic phenomenon - Nonsegmental vitiligo

_____ is a mask-like hyperpigmentation of the cheeks associated with pregnancy and OCPs