doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/20737.8504.
Epub 2016 Sep 1.
An Unusual Case of Facial Hyperpigmentation Solved on Histopathology
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An Unusual Case of Facial Hyperpigmentation Solved on Histopathology
J Clin Diagn Res.
2016 Sep.
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![[Table/Fig-1]:](https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/1f54/5072061/801689de56a8/jcdr-10-WL01-g001.jpg)
Subject showing brownish pigmentation on the malar and periorbital area.
![[Table/Fig-2]:](https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/1f54/5072061/a67f3f0e1d44/jcdr-10-WL01-g002.jpg)
Photomicrograph showing presence of “yellowish brown” pigment present within homogenized and swollen collagen bundles in the upper dermis (H&E x400).
![[Table/Fig-3]:](https://cdn.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/blobs/1f54/5072061/8721554cdee7/jcdr-10-WL01-g003.jpg)
The pigment stained blue black with methylene blue (H#x0026;Ex400).
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