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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

nevus, Becker hyperpigmentation

Body Site

chest

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

brown

Morphology

macular / flat (macule / patch)

Pattern

asymmetric

Comments

This healthy adolescent developed a brown patch on the right side of his chest 3 years earlier. About a year ago he developed dark coarse hair within the patch which he shaved at least once a week.

Description

irregularly shaped well demarcated hyperpigmented patch with shaved coarse dark hair

Categories

hyperpigmentation

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4/29/2006 14:10:35

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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