Pigmentary demarcation lines over the face.

Futcher lines: a case report in pregnancy and literature review.

Pigmentary demarcation lines are common, especially in individuals with darker skin types. Type B pigmentary demarcation lines (Futcher lines) involve the posterior lower extremities and can be associated with pregnancy, often with spontaneous resolution after delivery. The pathogenesis of pigmentary demarcation lines remains unknown; however, neurogenic inflammation and/or mosaicism are though...

Type B Pigmentary Demarcation Lines of Pregnancy Involving the Anterior Thighs and Knees

Pigmentary demarcation lines are abrupt transition lines between the areas of deeper pigmentation and the areas of lighter, normal pigmentation. Type B pigmentary demarcation lines involve the posterior medial portion of the lower extremities and are more commonly associated with pregnancy. We present a case of pigmentary demarcation lines of pregnancy with erythematous changes, involving both ...

Periorbital melanosis is an extension of pigmentary demarcation line-F on face.

BACKGROUND To date, periorbital melanosis is an ill-defined entity. The condition has been stated to be darkening of the skin around the eyes, dark circles, infraorbital darkening and so on. AIMS This study was aimed at exploring the nature of pigmentation in periorbital melanosis. METHODS One hundred consecutive patients of periorbital melanosis were examined and investigated to define per...

Pigmentary demarcation lines in pregnancy.

Phakomatosis pigmentovascularis type IIa

Phakomatosis Pigmentovascularis (PPV) is a rare cutaneous congenital malformation syndrome, defined as simultaneous occurrence of congenital cutaneous vascular and pigmentary anomalies. As most of the reported cases are from Far East countries, especially Japan, we reported a case of PPV type IIa in an Iranian patient. This case was unusual because of the coexistence of unilateral extensive por...