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Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation

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Clinical Cases in Skin of Color

Part of the book series: Clinical Cases in Dermatology ((CLIDADE))

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Abstract

A 30-year old African American woman presented to the office for evaluation of a 15-year history of persistent dark marks on chest with no other areas of involvement. Dark marks appear after resolution of acne lesions on the chest and are not associated with any symptoms. Acne is still present but has abated in severity over the past 5 years, initially involving the face and back but persisting on the chest. Treatment with over the counter hydroquinone 2 % cream twice a day for 4 months has been ineffective.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA

    Marie Stoddard BS

  2. Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, St. Luke’s Hospital, Roosevelt Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital, 1090 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10019, USA

    Adekemi Akingboye MD

  3. Department of Dermatology, Summit Medical Group, 1 Diamond Hill Road, Berkeley Heights, NJ, 07922, USA

    Marcelyn Coley MD

  4. VA New Jersey Health Care System, Lyons, NJ, USA

    Marcelyn Coley MD

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  1. Montgomery Dermatology, Montgomery, Alabama, USA

    Porcia B. Love

  2. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Roopal V. Kundu

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Stoddard, M., Akingboye, A., Coley, M. (2016). Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation. In: Love, P., Kundu, R. (eds) Clinical Cases in Skin of Color. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22392-6_13

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22392-6_13

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