title: Rubber-induced depigmentation secondary to a wrist splint.
abstract: Chemically induced localized skin depigmentation is not a common observation. We report a case with localized skin depigmentation secondary to the rubber tag of a wrist splint.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nabai
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mehregan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000139:chemically induced*; D012408:Rubber / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013165:Splints / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014953:Wrist
chemical_list: D012408:Rubber