A Case of Acquired Bilateral Nevus of Ota-like Macules.
- Author:
Seung Min HONG
;
Soo Nam KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Acquired;
bilateral nevus of Ota - like macules543
- MeSH:
Dihydroxyphenylalanine;
Female;
Forehead;
Humans;
Melanocytes;
Middle Aged;
Mouth Mucosa;
Nevus*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1985;23(4):543-546
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
We present a case of acquired, bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules in 50-year-old women, She had deeply brownish, confluent or solitary macules and patches distributed symmetrically on the both side of the forehead and temple, since years ago. But there was no involvement (of ocular and oral mucosa. Histopathologic findings showed flattening of the rete ridges and elongated or irregular shaped melanocytes containing many melaiiin granules, in upper-and mid-dermis. And most of melanocytes showed positive reactions on Dopa stain.
