Laugier-Hunziker syndrome.
- Author:
Won Sik PYO
1
;
Jee Bum LEE
;
Seung Chul LEE
;
Young Ho WON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Chonnam University Medical School, Kwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Laugier-Hunziker syndrome;
Melanonychia;
Oral pigmentation
- MeSH:
Lip;
Melanocytes;
Mouth Mucosa;
Mucous Membrane
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2000;38(10):1391-1393
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The Laugier-Hunziker syndrome represents a rare, acquired, benign, pigmentary disorder of the lips, oral mucosa, and nails. The nails are often involved with the development of melanonychia, which may be due to focal melanocyte activation. The lips and the mucous membranes show a variable number of flat, gray to brown-black lenticular spots, which are usually asymptomatic. We report the third case of Laugier-Hunziker syndrome in the Korean literatures.
