BACKGROUND Very little is known about possible association of nevi and melasma. The study objective was to determine if there is an association between melasma and existence of different kinds of nevi. METHODS In a case-control study, 120 female melasma patients referred to dermatology clinic of Ardabil and 120 patients referred to other specialty clinics who lacked melasma were enrolled afte...

Melasma management is frequently difficult, with many examples of inadequate remission and repeated relapses. Depending on the patient's features clinical presentation, a multimodal treatment involving photoprotection, skin lighteners, exfoliants, antioxidants, rejuvenation operations necessary in most situations.

Background: Melasma is a common acquired skin disorder that presents as bilateral, blotchy, brownish facial pigmentation due to dysfunction in melanogenesis. It most people who tans easily or have naturally brown (Fitzpatrick’s phototypes III, IV). Although several treatments are currently used, it remains great challenge. Aim: This study aims compare the efficacy of intradermal injection trane...

Background Melasma is an acquired pigmentary disorder that is often therapeutically challenging. Recent evidence suggests that vascular abnormalities are involved in melasma pathogenesis. Pulsed-dye laser (PDL) is considered as standard therapy for vascular lesions. Objective To assess the efficacy of PDL combined with low-fluence Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (QSNY) in the treatment of melasma. ...

Melasma is an acquired chronic hyperpigmentation which mainly affects women on sun-exposed areas of the body, especially face in Fitzpatrick skin types III-V. The study setting at Dermatology Clinic NILES, Cairo University, Egypt. This aims to evaluate clinical efficacy and safety fractional ablative erbium:YAG Laser therapy versus chemical peeling treatment melasma. included 30 patients with m...

Melasma is a chronic acquired hypermelanosis of the skin, characterized by irregular brown macules symmetrically distributed on sun-exposed areas of the body, particularly on the face. It is a common cause of demand for dermatological care that affects mainly women (especially during the menacme), and more pigmented phenotypes (Fitzpatrick skin types III-V). Due to its frequent facial involveme...

BACKGROUND Rosacea and melasma are two common skin conditions in dermatology. Both conditions have a predilection for the centrofacial region where the sebaceous gland density is the highest. However it is not known if sebaceous function has an association with these conditions. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess the relationship between facial glabellar wrinkle severity and facial sebum ...

Background. Some of the patients with melasma perhaps have pigmented cosmetic dermatitis. However, cosmetic contact sensitivity in melasma remains poorly studied particularly in the Indian context. Objectives. To study cosmetic contact sensitivity in patients with melasma. Materials and Methods. 67 (F : M = 55 : 12) consecutive patients with melasma between 19 and 49 years of age were patch tes...

Melasma is a common, acquired facial skin disorder, mostly involving sun-exposed areas like cheeks, forehead and upper lip. Melasma occurs in both sexes, although almost 90 percent of the affected are women. It is more common in darker skin types (Fitzpatrick skin types IV to VI) especially Hispanics/Latinos, Asians and African-Americans. The onset of the melasma is at puberty or later, with ex...

Pigmented Contact dermatitis is a non-eczematous variant of contact dermatitis clinically characterised by reddish-brown to slate grey pigmentation in a reticulate pattern, usually without any active or preceding clinical dermatitis. A detailed history is essential to establish the temporal correlation of exposure to a possible sensitizer, which further helps in differentiating PCD from its clo...