For example, macules can be moles (which are hyperpigmented, or darker, relative to the skin) or vitiligo lesions (which are hypopigmented or depigmented, or lighter, relative to the skin).

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An 11-year-old adolescent presents with acne on her face and back as well as a sizable hyperpigmented macule on her abdomen.

Well-demarcated hypopigmented macules and diffuse hyperpigmentation were noted on the face and neck; the pigmentary changes had mainly resolved at 17 months after discontinuing the cream.

Café au lait spots. These hyperpigmented macules can vary in color from light tan to dark brown, with smooth or variegated borders.

The term lentigo encompasses an array of related hyperpigmented lesions, which include lentigo simplex, nevus spilus, agminated lentigines, solar lentigo, and lentigo maligna (see Table 2). In ...

“Another common dark spot on the lip we see is a labial melanotic macule, which presents as a dark grey-brown flat spot on the lip,” Dr. Baker says. They’re harmless, caused by hyperpigmentation—an ...

A Becker’s nevus typically presents around puberty in males as a hyperpigmented, hypertrichotic patch usually located on the shoulder, chest or scapular region.

There were symmetric brown macules over the lateral lower cheeks and malar regions of the face (Figure 1B and 1C), and hyperpigmentation and diffuse brown-gray macules were observed over the palms ...

Hypo- and hyperpigmented macules appeared progressively on the back of her hands, feet and face. At the age of 35 years, she presented SCC on her right forearm, which required amputation.

Hypo- and hyperpigmented macules were noted over the periorbital region, metacarpophalangeal joints, elbows, axilla, knees, ankles and buttocks.

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