Title of article
Acquired universal melanosis (Carbon baby syndrome) in a 4-year old girl
Author/Authors
Toossi, Parviz Skin Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran , Ershadi, Sarah Skin Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran , Abolhasani, Ehsan Skin Research Center - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran
Pages
3
From page
162
To page
164
Abstract
Universal acquired melanosis is a rare cause of diffuse
hyperpigmentation of skin and mucosa during childhood. There
are only few reported case of this scarce syndrome in medical
literature. We report the first case of universal acquires melanosis
from Iran in a 4-year-old girl whose skin becomes darker after
2-month of age.
Keywords
Carbon baby , hyperpigmentation , universal acquired melanosis
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2013
Record number
2480224
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