Melasma: a clinicopathological study of 43 cases.
Melasma is a symmetrical hypermelanosis of the exposed skin characterized by brown macules on the sun-exposed areas of the skin. The present study was carried out on 43 patients to analyze the correlation between histopathological features with clinical and Wood's light examination. The study showed a clinical and histopathological discordance of 16.2%. Solar elastosis (55.8%) was the single most common histological finding apart from increased melanin concentration, epidermal flattening and dermal lymphomononuclear inflammation.
Sarvjot
Vermani
V
Institute of Pathology-ICMR, New Delhi, India.
Sharma
Shruti
S
Mishra
Sharmila
S
Singh
Avninder
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004549:Elastin / Q000032:analysis; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008543:Melanins / Q000032:analysis; D008548:Melanosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult
D008543:Melanins; D004549:Elastin