Laugier-Hunziker syndrome: a rare case report and review of the literature

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Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is a rare, hereditary pigmentary disorder characterized by mucocutaneous lentiginous lesions and melanonychia. The condition regarded as benign since underlying malignancies or systemic disorders were not reported. Since various malignancy syndromes including Peutz-Jeghers Cronkhite-Canada cause of hyperpigmentation such Addison disease drugs are presented with similar findings, it paramount importance to assess the patients exclude aforementioned conditions.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Mucosa

سال: 2021

ISSN: ['2651-2750']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33204/mucosa.948546