title: Melanosis Riehl-like facial pigmentation in a Japanese case of AIDS.
abstract: An AIDS patient with the cardinal complaint of severe pigmentation on the face is reported. Hyperpigmentation is an unusual symptom of AIDS. This is a Japanese patient who presented melanosis Riehl-like discoloration. The importance of pigmented lesions in patients who have not been given any anti-HIV agents has not been emphasized in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanada
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kishibe
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology