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Postinflammatory melanosis

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Clinical Features:

  • Increased pigmentation of the skin following an inflammatory rash, particularly those causing interface injury
  • May be permanent
  • Dark-skinned races are particularly susceptible.

Histologic Features:

  • Prominent melanin incontinence (dermal deposition of melanin), both free in the dermis and within melanophages
  • Basal layer melanin normal to increased
‹ Dowling-Degos diseaseupGeneralized melanosis in melanoma ›

Cases associated with this book:

  • Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
    Author: Stephen Lyle, M.D., Ph.D.
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    Conference: DermatopathologyConsultations.com Teaching Collection