Ann Dermatol.  2017 Apr;29(2):256-258. 10.5021/ad.2017.29.2.256.

Successful Repigmentation of Vitiligo-Like Hypopigmentation in a Case of Acanthosis Nigricans

• Chun SH
• Park JH
• Park JB
• Kim IH

• KMID: 2394862
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2017.29.2.256

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Acanthosis Nigricans*
Hypopigmentation*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) A clinical photograph of the lesion at initial visit and (B) one year after treatment.

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  Fig. 2 Histologic examination of the hypopigmented lesion revealed no significant decrease of melanocytes or melanin pigments in (A) S-100 protein stain (×100) and (B) Fontana-Masson stain (×100).

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