Melasma: A clinicopathological study of 43 cases

Melasma is a symmetrical hypermelanosis of the exposed skin characterized by brown macules on the sun-exposed areas of the skin. The present study was carried out on 43 patients to analyze the correlation between histopathological features with clinical and Wood′s light examination. The s...

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Main Authors: Sarvjot Vermani (Author), Sharma Shruti (Author), Mishra Sharmila (Author), Singh Avninder (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Melasma is a symmetrical hypermelanosis of the exposed skin characterized by brown macules on the sun-exposed areas of the skin. The present study was carried out on 43 patients to analyze the correlation between histopathological features with clinical and Wood′s light examination. The study showed a clinical and histopathological discordance of 16.2%. Solar elastosis (55.8%) was the single most common histological finding apart from increased melanin concentration, epidermal flattening and dermal lymphomononuclear inflammation.
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