Hydroquinone-induced exogenous ochronosis in Chinese - Two case reports and a review

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 639-640

  Tan, Siak Kim ^a   Sim, Chee Seng ^a   Goh, Chee Leok ^a,b  

^a MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL SKIN CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; FLUOCINOLONE ACETONIDE; HYDROQUINONE; RETINOIC ACID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHINESE; CHLOASMA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELASTOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LETTER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NEODYMIUM LASER; OCHRONOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TELANGIECTASIA;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROQUINONES; MELANOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; OCHRONOSIS; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS; SKIN;

EID: 43549113134     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03448.x     Document Type: Letter

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