Melasma and assessment of the quality of life in Brazilian women

• Main Authors: Juliana Kida Ikino (Author), Daniel Holthausen Nunes (Author), Vanessa Priscilla Martins da Silva (Author), Tania Silvia Fröde (Author), Mariana Mazzochi Sens (Author)
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• Udgivet: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND: Melasma is a chronic, acquired hyperpigmentation disease on sun-exposed areas of the skin, which affects patients' quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact on the quality of life of women living in Florianópolis, Brazil, through questionnaire (MelasQol), and investigate the...