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Monobenzone, Superfade, vitiligo and confetti‐like depigmentation
Author(s) -
Catona Ana,
Lanzer Daniel
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1987.tb120272.x
Subject(s) - depigmentation , vitiligo , dermatology , medicine , dorsum , anatomy
Three cases of cutaneous depigmentation after the application of Superfade are presented. Almost total depigmentation occurred on the dorsum of the hands with spread of confetti‐like depigmentation to the arms. More distant spread occurred in two cases. Superfade contains 1.5% monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone (monobenzone). This is proposed as the cause of the depigmentation.