Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
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| Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | dermatology |
| ICD-10 | L81.5 (ILDS L81.540) |
| DiseasesDB | 31365 |
Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (also known as "Leukopathia symmetrica progressiva") is a very common acquired disorder that affects women more frequently than men, presenting with skin lesions that occur chiefly on sun exposed regions of the skin, suggesting sun exposure may play a role.[1]:860
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- ^ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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