Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation: a case of 21 years' duration.

Mehta, Sheetal; Aasi, Sumaira; Cole, Ryan; Chu, Paul; Weinberg, Jeffrey M · J Am Acad Dermatol · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation is a rare condition characterized by asymptomatic pigmented macules involving the neck, trunk, and proximal portions of the extremities. Age at onset usually varies from 1 to 20 years. The lesions usually appear abruptly and remit spontaneously over months to years. An unusual case of a 24-year-old woman with idiopathic eruptive macular pigmentation lasting 21 years was characterized by several periods of spontaneous resolution followed by recurrences.

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