Pigmented Contact Dermatitis.
- Author:
Hee Chul EUN
;
Kea Jeung KIM
;
Yoo Shin LEE
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Dermatitis, Contact*;
Dermis;
Epidermis;
Hyperpigmentation;
Hypersensitivity;
Patch Tests
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1983;21(5):611-615
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pigmented contact dermatitis, firstly reported by Dr. Osmudsen in 1970, is a disease result from recurrent contact dermatitis due to hypersensitivity to cosmetic companents, which produces secondary bizarre dark brown hyperpigmentation. Histological examination of this condition reveals liquefaction degeneration of the basal cells of the epidermis and melanophages in the upper dermis. However, this entity has not been reported in the Korean literature until now. We report three cases of pigmented contact dermatitis which were diagnosed by the histological examinations and the patch tests.
