Regional dermatoses in the African. Part I. Facial hypermelanosis.

Abstract

Acquired facial hyperpigmentation is a common problem among African patients, particularly women, where the causes of the dermatoses are identified largely from circumstantial evidence of exposure to known agents. These include hydroquinone-induced exogenous ochronosis from skin-bleaching creams, mercury deposits from mercury-containing skin-lightening soaps and creams, sulfonamide-related drugs, antimalarials, fixed drug eruptions, clofazimine, and photosensitizing herbal concoctions. The differential diagnosis includes melasma and facial erythema ab igne (local cooks).

• Authors: Y M Olumide, B D Odunowo, A O Odiase
• Journal: International journal of dermatology (Int J Dermatol) Vol. 30 Issue 3 Pg. 186-9 (Mar 1991) ISSN: 0011-9059 [Print] England
• PMID: 1828060 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Africa (ethnology)
• Dermatitis, Occupational (etiology)
• Facial Dermatoses (chemically induced, ethnology)
• Female
• Humans
• Pigmentation Disorders (chemically induced, ethnology)