Actinic granuloma-like change in exogenous ochronosis: Case report

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dc.contributor.authorJordaan H.F.
dc.contributor.authorMulligan R.P.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T16:16:57Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T16:16:57Z
dc.date.issued1990
dc.description.abstractExogenous ochronosis is caused by the longterm application of skin-lightening creams containing hydroquinone. This irreversible disfiguring cosmetic problem assumes epidemic proportions in South African blacks. Mild ochronosis is characterized clinically by coarsening and darkening of the skin and severe ochronosis by coalescing, caviar-like black papules and atrophy. Histology shows ochronotic collagen fibres with eventual formation of ochronotic colloid milium. A variable cellular infiltrate, which may be granulomatous, is present. We describe a 39-year-old black woman with severe exogenous ochronosis who developed superimposed annular lesions with granulomatous histology bearing great resemblance to lesions of actinic granuloma.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Cutaneous Pathology
dc.identifier.citation17
dc.identifier.citation4
dc.identifier.issn03036987
dc.identifier.other10.1111/j.1600-0560.1990.tb00092.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/14009
dc.subjecthydroquinone
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectcase report
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectgranuloma
dc.subjecthistology
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectochronosis
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectActins
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectCase Report
dc.subjectCell Transformation, Neoplastic
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectGranuloma
dc.subjectHistocytochemistry
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectOchronosis
dc.subjectSkin Diseases
dc.titleActinic granuloma-like change in exogenous ochronosis: Case report
dc.typeArticle
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