title: Bilateral oral melanoacanthoma.
abstract: A case of bilateral oral melanoacanthoma involving the buccal mucosa is reported. This rare lesion, most often found in young black persons, is suggested here to be reactive in nature.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Heine
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Drummond
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Damm
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Heine
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008544:Melanocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008548:Melanosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*