title: Universal acquired melanosis (Carbon baby).
abstract: We report a 3-year-old girl born with fair complexion which became darker. The color change was insidious in onset at the age of 5 months, asymptomatic and progressive involving the entire body surface. Histopathology revealed increased pigmentation of the epidermal basal layer. Universal acquired melanosis is a rare form of hypermelanosis which was synonymously referred to as "Carbon baby". This is a rare presentation with only one earlier case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprosy, Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Kaviarasan
authors.forename: P V S
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Joe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nandana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D018450:Disease Progression; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008548:Melanosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012880:Skin Pigmentation