title: Clinical pearl: increasing utility of isopropyl alcohol for cutaneous dyschromia.
abstract: Alcohol can be used as a diagnostic aid for patients with dyschromia commonly seen in terra firma-forme dermatosis, confluent and reticulate papillomatosis, and acanthosis nigricans. Although biopsy can definitively determine diagnosis, proper utilization of isopropyl alcohol may avert unnecessary procedures.
authors.affiliation: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Collin M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Blattner
authors.affiliation: Silver Falls Dermatology, Salem, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.affiliation: Silver Falls Dermatology, Salem, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: Karla
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Snider
authors.affiliation: Silver Falls Dermatology, Salem, Oregon, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D019840:2-Propanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D019840:2-Propanol