Two cases of nickel dermatitis showing vitiligo-like depigmentations
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 79-81, 1991.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-181702
ABSTRACT
The authors reviewed two patients showing "vitiligo-like depigmentations" where the skin had been in close contact with a metal spectacle frame made of nickel alloy. In spite of the hypersensitivity to nickel in both patients, they showed clinical and histologic findings indicate that the formation of "vitiligo-like depigmentation" does not result from posinflammatory hypopigmentation but from chemical hypomelanosis. We could not explain the underlying mechanisms; however, the speculation that the "vitiligo-like depigmentation" may come from the direct effect of the nickel itself, prompted us to report these cases.
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Main subject:
Vitiligo
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Dermatitis, Contact
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Nickel
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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