Partial unilateral lentiginosis

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Partial unilateral lentiginosis
Other namesSegmental lentiginosis [1]
Specialty Dermatology

Partial unilateral lentiginosis is a cutaneous condition characterized by lentigines located on only one half of the body. [1] :686 [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. pp. 1727–8. ISBN   978-1-4160-2999-1.
  2. James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN   978-0-7216-2921-6.