Successful Repigmentation of Vitiligo-Like Hypopigmentation in a Case of Acanthosis Nigricans
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256 Ann Dermatol Received January 27, 2016, Accepted for publication May 9, 2016 Corresponding author: Il-Hwan Kim, Department of Dermatology, Korea University Ansan Hospital, 123 Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan 15355, Korea. Tel: 82-31-412-5186, Fax: 82-31-412-4208, E-mail: kumcihk@korea. ac.kr This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Copyright © The Korean Dermatological Association and The Korean Society for Investigative Dermatology follicles. Clin Exp Dermatol 2005;30:426-428. 2. Giehl KA, Ferguson DJ, Dawber RP, Pittelkow MR, Foehles J, de Berker DA. Update on detection, morphology and fragility in pili annulati in three kindreds. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2004;18:654-658. 3. Akoglu G, Emre S, Metin A, Erbil KM, Akpolat D, Firat A, et al. Pili annulati with fragility: electron microscopic findings of a case. Int J Trichology 2012;4:89-92. 4. Feldmann KA, Dawber RP, Pittelkow MR, Ferguson DJ. Newly described weathering pattern in pili annulati hair shafts: a scanning electron microscopic study. J Am Acad Dermatol 2001;45:625-627. 5. Werner K, St-Surin-Lord S, Sperling LC. Pili annulati associated with hair fragility: cause or coincidence? Cutis 2013; 91:36-38.
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