Lentigo
| Lentigo | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
 Benign lentigo on human skin (leg) |
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| ICD-10 | L81.4 |
| ICD-9 | 709.09 |
| DiseasesDB | 34325 |
| eMedicine | derm/221 |
| MeSH | D007911 |
Lentigo, plural "lentigines," a noun, is generally considered a brown pigmented spot on the skin. "Lentiginous", an adjective, is used to describe a skin lesion that fits the description of a "lentigo."[1] Conditions characterized by lentigines include:[2]:686-687
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- Lentigo simplex
- Solar lentigo (Liver spots)
- PUVA lentigines
- Ink spot lentigo
- Mucosal lentigines
- Multiple lentigines syndrome
- Moynahan syndrome
- Generalized lentiginosis
- Centrofacial lentiginosis
- Carney complex
- Inherited patterned lentiginosis in black persons
- Partial unilateral lentiginosis
- Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
- Acral lentiginous melanoma
See also
References
- ^ Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 1101. ISBN 037572026.
- ^ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
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