Black heel with atypical melanocytic hyperplasia.
Two cases with a black pigmented patch on the heel are reported. Biopsy specimens showed that atypical melanocytic hyperplasia was confined to the epidermis despite the lesion being present for a long time. The diagnosis of atypical melanocytic hyperplasia should be considered in the differential diagnosis of the black heel.
Cho
K H
KH
Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.
Kim
Y G
YG
Seo
K I
KI
Suh
D H
DH
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006365:Heel; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D011693:Purpura / Q000175:diagnosis*