Case Reports
22 October 2020
Vol. 12 No. 2 (2020)
Successful treatment of progressive macular hypomelanosis
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Progressive Macular Hypomelanosis (PMH) is a common but often misdiagnosed disorder of acquired hypopigmentation. An adolescent female presented with irregular, hypopigmented patches ultimately diagnosed as PMH. Complete repigmentation was achieved with narrowband UVB phototherapy, benzoyl peroxide wash, and clindamycin lotion.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17298102
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https://mdedge-files-live.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/files/s3fs-public/Document/April-2018/CT101004297.PDF
3. Shen LY, Kenner-Bell BM, Ricketts J, Kundu RV. Ethnic skin: kids are not just little people. Clin Dermatol 2016;34:690–7.
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.umassmed.edu/science/article/pii/S0738081X16301808
4. Petersen RLW, Scholz CFP, Jensen A, et al. Propionibacterium acnes phylogenetic type III is associated with progressive macular hypomelanosis. Eur J Microbiol Immunol 2017;7:37–45.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372479/
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https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.umassmed.edu/science/article/pii/S0190962217316742
6. Relyveld GN, Kingswijk MM, Reitsma JB, et al. Benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin/uva is more effective than fluticasone/uva in progressive macular hypomelanosis: a randomized study. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006;55:836–43.
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(06)00825-5/fulltext
7. Kim M-B, Kim G-W, Cho H-H, et al. Narrowband uvb treatment of progressive macular hypomelanosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012;66:598–605.
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(11)00478-6/fulltext
8. Thng SG, Long VH, Chuah S, Tan VD. Efficacy and relapse rates of different treatment modalities for progressive macular hypomelanosis. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2016;82:673.
http://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=2016;volume=82;issue=6;spage=673;epage=676;aulast=Thng
9. Sim J, Lee D, Lee J, Kim Y. Comparison of the clinical efficacy of nbuvb and nbuvb with benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin in progressive macular hypomelanosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011;25:1318–23.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.03980.x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17298102
2. Wang K, Nassef Y, Sahu J, et al. Facial involvement in progressive macular hypomelanosis. Cutis 2018;101:297–300.
https://mdedge-files-live.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/files/s3fs-public/Document/April-2018/CT101004297.PDF
3. Shen LY, Kenner-Bell BM, Ricketts J, Kundu RV. Ethnic skin: kids are not just little people. Clin Dermatol 2016;34:690–7.
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.umassmed.edu/science/article/pii/S0738081X16301808
4. Petersen RLW, Scholz CFP, Jensen A, et al. Propionibacterium acnes phylogenetic type III is associated with progressive macular hypomelanosis. Eur J Microbiol Immunol 2017;7:37–45.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5372479/
5. Pflederer RT, Wuennenberg JP, Foote C, et al. Use of woods lamp to diagnose progressive macular hypomelanosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2017;77:e99–e100.
https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.umassmed.edu/science/article/pii/S0190962217316742
6. Relyveld GN, Kingswijk MM, Reitsma JB, et al. Benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin/uva is more effective than fluticasone/uva in progressive macular hypomelanosis: a randomized study. J Am Acad Dermatol 2006;55:836–43.
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(06)00825-5/fulltext
7. Kim M-B, Kim G-W, Cho H-H, et al. Narrowband uvb treatment of progressive macular hypomelanosis. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012;66:598–605.
https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(11)00478-6/fulltext
8. Thng SG, Long VH, Chuah S, Tan VD. Efficacy and relapse rates of different treatment modalities for progressive macular hypomelanosis. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2016;82:673.
http://www.ijdvl.com/article.asp?issn=0378-6323;year=2016;volume=82;issue=6;spage=673;epage=676;aulast=Thng
9. Sim J, Lee D, Lee J, Kim Y. Comparison of the clinical efficacy of nbuvb and nbuvb with benzoyl peroxide/clindamycin in progressive macular hypomelanosis. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2011;25:1318–23.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.03980.x
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Successful treatment of progressive macular hypomelanosis. (2020). Dermatology Reports, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/dr.2020.8509
