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Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria in a young Nigerian female
Author(s) -
Yusuf S. M.,
Mijinyawa M. S.,
Maiyaki M. B.,
Mohammed A. Z.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03290.x
Subject(s) - medicine , abnormality , pigmentation disorder , dermatology , girl , etiology , histopathology , pathology , psychiatry , developmental psychology , psychology
Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH) is a clinically heterogeneous disorder that shows generalized mottled pigmentation. It occurs most commonly in Japanese persons, with sporadic reports from South Africa, India, and Iraq. Histopathology reveals a variable degree of pigmentary incontinence. Although the precise etiology of this disorder is not yet known, the clinicopathological findings implicate an inherent abnormality of melanosomes or melanin processing. We describe a case in a young Nigerian girl.