Becker's melanosis: a report of 12 cases with atypical presentation.
Becker's melanosis is a distinct clinical entity. It usually presents in adolescence as a unilateral, hyperpigmented, hairy cutaneous hamartoma. We report herein 12 cases of Becker's melanosis that differ in their presentation from classical Becker's melanosis, and we believe that such presentations are not uncommon.
Alfadley
Abdullah
A
Dermatology Division, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. alfadley@kfshrc.edu.sa
Hainau
Bo
B
Al Robaee
Ahmed
A
Banka
Nusrat
N
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006983:Hypertrichosis / Q000473:pathology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008548:Melanosis / Q000473:pathology*