{"title":"Repigmentation of vitiligo universalis masquerading as pseudo-melasma","authors":"Bushra Muna, Srikanth Shanmugam","doi":"10.18203/issn.2455-4529.intjresdermatol20231831","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Vitiligo is a common depigmentation disorder that affects the melanocytes. We present a case of middle-aged female with complaints of pigmented lesion over both cheeks. Clinical differentials of melasma, pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) was considered but which on further evaluation turned out to be re-pigmentation in vitiligo universalis that had developed during her postpartum which masqueraded as melasma.","PeriodicalId":14331,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Research in Dermatology","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Research in Dermatology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4529.intjresdermatol20231831","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
Repigmentation of vitiligo universalis masquerading as pseudo-melasma
Vitiligo is a common depigmentation disorder that affects the melanocytes. We present a case of middle-aged female with complaints of pigmented lesion over both cheeks. Clinical differentials of melasma, pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) was considered but which on further evaluation turned out to be re-pigmentation in vitiligo universalis that had developed during her postpartum which masqueraded as melasma.