Acquired Bilateral Telangiectatic Macules

Acquired bilateral telangiectatic macules: a distinct clinical entity.

IMPORTANCE We evaluated 13 distinct patients with multiple telangiectatic pigmented macules confined mostly to the upper arms to determine if the clinical and histopathological features of these cases might represent a specific clinical entity. OBSERVATIONS We retrospectively investigated the clinical, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features of 13 patients with multiple telangiectat...

Review on Acquired Bilateral Nevus of Ota-Like Macules

Nomenclature This pigmentary disorder is known by different names in various literatures. They are listed out here to avoid confusion. 1. Acquired bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules (ABNOM) 3, 10-13 2. Nevus fusco-caeruleus zygomaticus 4 3. Hori's nevus 10, 12,14 4. Acquired circumscribed dermal facial melanocytosis 5. In Taiwan, it is known as 褐藍色顴痣, which is translated from ''nevus fusco-cae...

[Telangiectatic macules in a 90-year-old woman].

Acquired, Bilateral Nevus of Ota-like Macules (ABNOM) Associated with Ota's Nevus: Case Report

Ota's nevus is mongolian spot-like macular blue-black or gray-brown patchy pigmentation that most commonly occurs in areas innervated by the first and second division of the trigeminal nerve. Acquired, bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules (ABNOM) is located bilaterally on the face, appears later in life, is blue-brown or slate-gray in color. It is not accompanied by macules on the ocular and muc...

Q-Switched Nd:YAG Laser Therapy of Acquired Bilateral Nevus of Ota-like Macules.

BACKGROUND Acquired bilateral nevus of Ota-like macules (ABNOM) is a dermal pigmented lesion common in individuals of Oriental origin. The Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (QSNYL) has been used successfully to treat a variety of benign, dermal, pigmented lesions, including nevus of Ota lesions. The similarity between ABNOM and nevus of Ota suggested that QSNYL may also be effective in the former. OBJE...