Melanosis Riehl-like facial pigmentation in a Japanese case of AIDS.
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.
Hanada
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Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
Hashimoto
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Baba
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Tamura
T
T
Kishibe
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S
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