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SUBMITTER: Liu JW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4797540 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Jia-Wei JW Sun Jun J Vano-Galvan Sergio S Liu Feng-Xia FX Wei Xiu-Xiu XX Ma Dong-Lai DL
Chinese medical journal 20160101 1
<h4>Background</h4>The dyschromatoses are a group of disorders characterized by simultaneous hyperpigmented macules together with hypopigmented macules. Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH) and dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria are two major types. While clinical and histological presentations are similar in these two diseases, genetic diagnosis is critical in the differential diagnosis of these entities.<h4>Methods</h4>Three patients initially diagnosed with DUH were included. The g ...[more]