Familial white lentiginosis

Abstract

The term "white lentiginosis" (WL) was first reported in 1994 by Grosshans E et al (1), identifying a hypopigmented disorder of healthy individuals, clinically characterized by lenticular white macules and occurring most frequently in dark-colored individuals of phototype IV-V with a typical distribution on the trunk, décolleté, neck, hands and on the extensor surface of the upper arms. It is an acquired disorder with a chronic course and characterized by peculiar histhopathological features of lentiginosis hyperplasia with hypopigmentation.

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