title: Vulvar melanosis.
abstract: Vulvar melanosis is a condition in which intensely pigmented irregular macules, clinically mimicking malignant melanoma, appear on the vulva. A biopsy specimen shows only marked lower epidermal pigmentation without any melanocytic atypia or nesting. The process is benign, and reassurance is the only treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Rudolph
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008548:Melanosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000473:pathology*