TY - JOUR
T1 - Vitiligo-like depigmentations as the first sign of melanoma: a retrospective case series from a tertiary vitiligo centre
AU - Teulings, H. E.
AU - Lommerts, J. E.
AU - Wolkerstorfer, A.
AU - Nieuweboer-Krobotova, L.
AU - Luiten, R. M.
AU - Bekkenk, M. W.
AU - van der Veen, J. P. W.
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - patients with melanoma may develop vitiligo-like skin depigmentation referred to as melanoma-associated leukoderma (MAL), melanoma-associated hypopigmentation (MAH), melanoma-associated depigmentation (MAD) or melanoma-associated vitiligo (MAV) (1-3) . Many dermatologists are not aware of the diagnosis MAL and may easily diagnose and treat these patients as having non-segmental vitiligo, thereby overlooking the underlying (metastatic) melanoma. At present, the prevalence of MAL and its clinical characteristics are not well established. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
AB - patients with melanoma may develop vitiligo-like skin depigmentation referred to as melanoma-associated leukoderma (MAL), melanoma-associated hypopigmentation (MAH), melanoma-associated depigmentation (MAD) or melanoma-associated vitiligo (MAV) (1-3) . Many dermatologists are not aware of the diagnosis MAL and may easily diagnose and treat these patients as having non-segmental vitiligo, thereby overlooking the underlying (metastatic) melanoma. At present, the prevalence of MAL and its clinical characteristics are not well established. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.14790
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.14790
M3 - Comment/Letter to the editor
C2 - 27273338
SN - 0007-0963
VL - 176
SP - 503
EP - 506
JO - British Journal of Dermatology
JF - British Journal of Dermatology
IS - 2
ER -