Becker's melanosis: a report of 12 cases with atypical presentation

Int J Dermatol. 2005 Jan;44(1):20-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02077.x.

Abstract

Becker's melanosis is a distinct clinical entity. It usually presents in adolescence as a unilateral, hyperpigmented, hairy cutaneous hamartoma. We report herein 12 cases of Becker's melanosis that differ in their presentation from classical Becker's melanosis, and we believe that such presentations are not uncommon.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child, Preschool
  • Epithelium / pathology
  • Female
  • Hamartoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Hypertrichosis / pathology
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Melanosis / pathology*