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melanosis cutis
Etiology:
1) metastatic melanoma
2) sunburn
3) pregnancy
4) chronic infection
Clinical manifestations:
- progressive gray-blue discoloration (melanosis) of skin (image) [1]
Complications:
- often an ominous sign of metastatic melanoma
Management:
- treatment of metastatic melanoma with ipilimumab resulted in 16 month survival for 76 year old man [1]
General
melanosis
References
- Jansen T, Hoff NP.
IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Diffuse Melanosis Cutis.
N Engl J Med. 2016 Mar 24;374(12):1177.
PMID: 27007961