Multiple Lentigines – A Case Report

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Multiple Lentigines – A Case Report

Volume 8, (october Spl Edition)

T ShriSindhuja, D. Manoharan, and Shwetha

Department of Dermatology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, CLC Works Road, Chrompet, Chennai, Tamil nadu- 600044.

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/bpj/752

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ABSTRACT:

Lentigines are hyperpigmented macules that appear mostly over the skin of fair skinned individuals. They represent proliferation of melanocytes as a response to sun exposure. The skin lesions generally appear first in childhood and progress to increase in number till 3^rddecade ⁽¹⁾. Lentigines characteristically exhibit increased number of melanocytes at the dermo-epidermal junction. We report a case of multiple lentigines over face and palms in a 19 year old girl.

KEYWORDS:

Lentigines; melanocytes; sun exposure