A case of vitiligo associated with malignant melanoma.
- Author:
Jung Yuel HWANG
;
Woo Yong SIM
;
Mu Hyoung LEE
;
Choong Rim HAW
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vitiligo;
Malignant melanoma
- MeSH:
Female;
Forehead;
Humans;
Korea;
Melanoma*;
Middle Aged;
Skin;
Thigh;
Vitiligo*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1992;30(5):747-751
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We present a case of malignant melanoma associated wi h itiligo in the 49 year-old female patient. Skin lesions showed that centrally located dark black nodile surrounded with brownish colored plaque on the upper half and depigmented patch on the lower half on the left upper thigh and depigmented patch on the right forehead. In western countries, patients with melanoma have been obscrved to develop vitiligo or depigmented spots on the skin, while in korea, rarely observed. We reports that malignant melanoma associated with vitiligo.
