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Abstract

On general examination, he was detected with central obesity (body mass index = 31.2) and elevated blood pressure (BP = 170/108 mmHg). [1] We have also reported a series of 35 Indian patients with MH, of whom 60% were detected with MS.[2] The other probable associations/characteristics of MH observed by Dr. Alexander and reported in our case series include adult onset, obesity, relative lack of local cutaneous symptoms, doubtful relationship with sun exposure, and a prominence of pigmentation over the patient's preferred sleeping side. Excepting the prominence of pigmentation of MH on the individual's preferred sleeping side, the patients' denial regarding localized rubbing/scrubbing confidently rules out a tenable role of friction in its pathogenesis. [...]Lifa disease or friction melanosis (a condition with significant overlap with cutaneous amyloidosis) has a very different clinical profile and lesional distribution.

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Title
Maturational hyperpigmentation: Clinico-dermoscopic and histopathological profile of a new cutaneous marker of metabolic syndrome
Author
Sonthalia, Sidharth; Sarkar, Rashmi; Neema, Shekhar
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Jan/Jun 2018
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
23495847
e-ISSN
23495782
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2047920969
Copyright
Copyright Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd. Jan/Jun 2018