A Report of Unusual Case of Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis on the Scalp of a Caucasian Man with a Literature Review
Dermal melanocytosis includes several benign pigmented lesions which present as blue-gray color which is a result of the color transmission of melanin pigment through the dermis. While some types are present at birth, there is an acquired variant, acquired dermal melanocytosis (ADM), which usually i...
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| author | Fatemeh Mohaghegh Parvin Rajabi Samin Nabavinejad Elham Tavousi Tabatabaei |
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| description | Dermal melanocytosis includes several benign pigmented lesions which present as blue-gray color which is a result of the color transmission of melanin pigment through the dermis. While some types are present at birth, there is an acquired variant, acquired dermal melanocytosis (ADM), which usually involves faces of middle-aged Asian women. To the best of our knowledge, there are limited reports of extra facial ADM which all are on the trunk and extremities. Herein, we report a unique case of extra facial ADM affecting the scalp of a middle-aged man and provide a review of all extra facial ADM cases that have been reported. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90e003a4fd334f448025ee81531292362023-01-12T07:42:26ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672022-12-0114336837610.1159/000528353528353A Report of Unusual Case of Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis on the Scalp of a Caucasian Man with a Literature ReviewFatemeh Mohaghegh0Parvin Rajabi1Samin Nabavinejad2Elham Tavousi Tabatabaei3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1864-806XDepartment of Dermatology, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniosis Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranDepartment of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranDepartment of Dermatology, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniosis Research Center, Isfahan university of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranDepartment of Dermatology, Skin Diseases and Leishmaniosis Research Center, Isfahan university of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IranDermal melanocytosis includes several benign pigmented lesions which present as blue-gray color which is a result of the color transmission of melanin pigment through the dermis. While some types are present at birth, there is an acquired variant, acquired dermal melanocytosis (ADM), which usually involves faces of middle-aged Asian women. To the best of our knowledge, there are limited reports of extra facial ADM which all are on the trunk and extremities. Herein, we report a unique case of extra facial ADM affecting the scalp of a middle-aged man and provide a review of all extra facial ADM cases that have been reported.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/528353acquired dermal melanocytosismelanocytedermis |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Mohaghegh Parvin Rajabi Samin Nabavinejad Elham Tavousi Tabatabaei A Report of Unusual Case of Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis on the Scalp of a Caucasian Man with a Literature Review Case Reports in Dermatology acquired dermal melanocytosis melanocyte dermis |
| title | A Report of Unusual Case of Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis on the Scalp of a Caucasian Man with a Literature Review |
| title_full | A Report of Unusual Case of Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis on the Scalp of a Caucasian Man with a Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | A Report of Unusual Case of Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis on the Scalp of a Caucasian Man with a Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Report of Unusual Case of Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis on the Scalp of a Caucasian Man with a Literature Review |
| title_short | A Report of Unusual Case of Acquired Dermal Melanocytosis on the Scalp of a Caucasian Man with a Literature Review |
| title_sort | report of unusual case of acquired dermal melanocytosis on the scalp of a caucasian man with a literature review |
| topic | acquired dermal melanocytosis melanocyte dermis |
| url | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/528353 |
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