Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - Case report
AbstractLaugier-Hunziker syndrome is a rare, acquired disorder characterized by lenticular hyperpigmentation of the oral mucosa and longitudinal melanonychia. We present the case of a 63-year-old female with progressive, asymptomatic hyperpigmentation of buccal mucosa and a 7-year history of hyperpi...
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| author | Jovan Lalosevic Dubravka Zivanovic Dusan Skiljevic Ljiljana Medenica |
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| description | AbstractLaugier-Hunziker syndrome is a rare, acquired disorder characterized by lenticular hyperpigmentation of the oral mucosa and longitudinal melanonychia. We present the case of a 63-year-old female with progressive, asymptomatic hyperpigmentation of buccal mucosa and a 7-year history of hyperpigmentation in several fingernails. Laugier-Hunziker syndrome was diagnosed based on the clinical features presented, dermoscopic findings and exclusion of underlying systemic diseases. Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is regarded as a diagnosis of exclusion. By identifying Laugier-Hunziker syndrome, other, more severe syndromes associated with hyperpigmentations can be excluded, namely Addison’s disease and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-02842ac35f3d435191d1685041a9ae6d2022-12-21T19:23:31ZengSociedade Brasileira de DermatologiaAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia0365-05962015-06-01903 suppl 122322510.1590/abd1806-4841.20153840Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - Case reportJovan LalosevicDubravka ZivanovicDusan SkiljevicLjiljana MedenicaAbstractLaugier-Hunziker syndrome is a rare, acquired disorder characterized by lenticular hyperpigmentation of the oral mucosa and longitudinal melanonychia. We present the case of a 63-year-old female with progressive, asymptomatic hyperpigmentation of buccal mucosa and a 7-year history of hyperpigmentation in several fingernails. Laugier-Hunziker syndrome was diagnosed based on the clinical features presented, dermoscopic findings and exclusion of underlying systemic diseases. Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is regarded as a diagnosis of exclusion. By identifying Laugier-Hunziker syndrome, other, more severe syndromes associated with hyperpigmentations can be excluded, namely Addison’s disease and Peutz-Jeghers syndrome.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v90n3s1/0365-0596-abd-90-03-s1-0223.pdfHyperpigmentationMouth mucosaNails |
| spellingShingle | Jovan Lalosevic Dubravka Zivanovic Dusan Skiljevic Ljiljana Medenica Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - Case report Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Hyperpigmentation Mouth mucosa Nails |
| title | Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - Case report |
| title_full | Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - Case report |
| title_fullStr | Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - Case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - Case report |
| title_short | Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - Case report |
| title_sort | laugier hunziker syndrome case report |
| topic | Hyperpigmentation Mouth mucosa Nails |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v90n3s1/0365-0596-abd-90-03-s1-0223.pdf |
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