Hyperpigmented macules on the skin and mucous membranes

Authors

  • Daniela Lucía Pérez F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Olga Lucía Forero F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Liliana Olivares F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Esteban Maronna F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Keywords:

hyperpigmented macules, skin, mucous membranes

Abstract

A 62-year-old patient, insulin-dependent type 2 diabetic, with no other relevant family or personal history, consulted for a dermatosis of approximately 4 years of evolution, which recently spread to the mucous membranes.

Author Biographies

Daniela Lucía Pérez, F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fourth Year Concurrent Physician, Dermatology Unit

Olga Lucía Forero, F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Staff Physician, Dermatology Unit

Liliana Olivares, F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of the Dermatology Unit

Esteban Maronna, F. J. Muñiz Hospital, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Pathologist, Anatomical Pathology Service

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Published

2017-06-01

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