Progressive Hyperpigmentation and Generalized Lentiginosis without Associated Systemic Symptoms: A Rare Hereditary Pigmentation Disorder in South-East Germany

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-60

  Zanardo, Livia ^a   Stolz, Wilhelm ^a   Schmitz, Gerd ^a   Kaminski, Wolfgang ^a   Vikkula, Miikka ^b   Landthaler, Michael ^a   Vogt, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b DE DUVE INSTITUTE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Lentiginosis; Progressive hyperpigmentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CASE REPORT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC DISORDER; GERMANY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPOPIGMENTATION; LENTIGINOSIS; MALE; MELANOGENESIS; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOUNDER EFFECT; GERMANY; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INFANT; LENTIGO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; RARE DISEASES; SKIN;

EID: 0842307537     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015550310005780     Document Type: Article

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