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Case Reports
. 2015 Jul;71(Suppl 1):S245-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2014.05.001. Epub 2014 Aug 14.

Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura: A familial case with eyelid involvement

Preema Sinha  1 , Anamika Sinha  2 , Sukriti Baveja  3 , Manas Chatterjee  4
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Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura: A familial case with eyelid involvement

Preema Sinha et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2015 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Eyelid involvement; Familial; Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura.

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Reticulate hyperpigmented macules present over both hands and feet.
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Multiple pinpoint, freckle-like, hyperpigmented macules present over upper eyelids and cheeks.
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Histopathological examination showing hyperpigmentation of basilar keratinocytes along with an increase in the number of melanocytes (H&E ×40).
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