title: Progression of Idiopathic Eruptive Macular Pigmentation in a Girl from Childhood to Adolescence: Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: A 14-year-old girl developed brownish round macules and patches over the face, trunk, and proximal limbs with extensive progression since she was 7 years old. Electron microscopy examination revealed an increase in the number and maturity of melanosomes in basal and suprabasal keratinocytes, although the number of melanocytes was within the normal range. A diagnosis of idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation was made. We describe the unusual disease progression of this case of idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation, which was thought to be self-limited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Chien
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. dermlee@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Chih-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy