Objective: to describe the case of a Brazilian Amazon woman presenting macroscopic melanosis coli associated with the chronic use of laxative herbal teas. Case Report: a 48years-old woman was referred for evaluation of a diffuse abdominal pain, intestinal meteorism, gastric plenitude, eructation and chronic constipation. The patient confirmed the use of laxatives and herbal teas as auto-medicat...

Cellular blue nevus is an uncommon pigmented tumor in the conjunctiva, where it generally appears as a deep, circumscribed, pigmented conjunctival mass. We report a case of conjunctival blue nevus that clinically resembled primary acquired melanosis and gave rise to conjunctival melanoma. A 41-year-old man developed a diffuse pigmented mass in the inferior fornix of his left eye. Over a 20-year...

6. Mitty RD, Wolfe GR, Cosman M. Initial description of gastric melanosis in a laxative-abusing patient. Am J Gastro. 1997;92:707--8. 7. Lin HJ, Tsay SH, Chiang H. Pseudomelanosis duodeni. Case report and review of literature. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1988;10:155--9. 8. Alberti JE, Bodor J, Torres AD. Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus associated with melanosis of the esophagus and stomac...

6. Mitty RD, Wolfe GR, Cosman M. Initial description of gastric melanosis in a laxative-abusing patient. Am J Gastro. 1997;92:707--8. 7. Lin HJ, Tsay SH, Chiang H. Pseudomelanosis duodeni. Case report and review of literature. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1988;10:155--9. 8. Alberti JE, Bodor J, Torres AD. Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus associated with melanosis of the esophagus and stomac...

Iris melanosis is an unusual condition characterised by the presence of minute, discrete, pigmented elevations arising from the anterior surface of the iris. We encountered two unrelated Mexican families in which all children, but no parent, had varying degrees of the condition bilaterally. Some family members also gave findings suggestive of ocular hypertension. No family member had any other ...

6. Mitty RD, Wolfe GR, Cosman M. Initial description of gastric melanosis in a laxative-abusing patient. Am J Gastro. 1997;92:707--8. 7. Lin HJ, Tsay SH, Chiang H. Pseudomelanosis duodeni. Case report and review of literature. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1988;10:155--9. 8. Alberti JE, Bodor J, Torres AD. Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus associated with melanosis of the esophagus and stomac...

6. Mitty RD, Wolfe GR, Cosman M. Initial description of gastric melanosis in a laxative-abusing patient. Am J Gastro. 1997;92:707--8. 7. Lin HJ, Tsay SH, Chiang H. Pseudomelanosis duodeni. Case report and review of literature. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1988;10:155--9. 8. Alberti JE, Bodor J, Torres AD. Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus associated with melanosis of the esophagus and stomac...