Pigmented Bowen's disease.
We describe two Afro-Caribbean women who presented with pigmented Bowen's disease. One, a 44-year-old woman, developed a sharply demarcated, irregularly marginated, hyperpigmented plaque with a velvety surface in the perianal area. The other, a 25-year-old woman, developed a well defined, verrucous, hyperpigmented patch on the umbilicus. Histology showed that both cases were Bowen's disease, and subsequent treatment with 5-fluorouracil and cryotherapy led to complete resolution.
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Department of Dermatology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, U.K.
Koumarianou
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Chu
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D000328:Adult; D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D044383:Black People; D001913:Bowen's Disease / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000473:pathology*; D014472:Umbilicus