Progressive macular hypomelanosis: an overview

GN Relyveld, HE Menke, W Westerhof - American journal of clinical …, 2007 - Springer
Progressive macular hypomelanosis (PMH) is a common skin disorder that is often
misdiagnosed. Various authors have written about similar skin disorders, referring to them …

Is Cutibacterium (previously Propionibacterium) acnes a potential pathogenic factor in the aetiology of the skin disease progressive macular hypomelanosis?

A McDowell, J McLaughlin… - Journal Of The European …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Progressive macular hypomelanosis (PMH) is a skin condition that normally causes
symmetrically distributed hypopigmented macules on the front and back of the trunk, but …

Epidemiology, definitions and classification

A Taïeb, M Picardo - Vitiligo, 2010 - Springer
Core Messages› Vitiligo occurs worldwide with an estimated overall prevalence of less than
0.5% in population-based studies.› Vitiligo vulgaris/NSV (non-segmental vitiligo) is an …

[PDF][PDF] Infecciones causadas por el género Malassezia

E Torres, R Arenas, C Atoche-Diéguez - Med Cutan Iber Lat Am, 2008 - researchgate.net
Las levaduras del género Malassezia sp. anterioremente Pityrosporum se encuentran
formando parte de la microbiota comensal de la piel, se han aislado en 92 a 100% en …

Ultrastructural findings in progressive macular hypomelanosis indicate decreased melanin production

GN Relyveld, KP Dingemans, HE Menke… - Journal of the …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background The pathogenesis of progressive macular hypomelanosis (PMH) is unknown.
Recently, Westerhof et al.(Arch Dermatol 2004; 140: 210–214) hypothesized that …

Investigation of Propionibacterium acnes in progressive macular hypomelanosis using real‐time PCR and culture

SM de Morais Cavalcanti, ER de França… - International journal …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background Progressive macular hypomelanosis (PMH) is a dermatosis of unknown
etiology. It has been concluded that it involves the presence of Propionibacterium acnes, a …

Clinical, pathologic, and ultrastructural studies of progressive macular hypomelanosis

X Wu, A Xu, X Song, J Zheng, P Wang… - International journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Background Progressive macular hypomelanosis (PMH), a condition of uncertain etiology, is
characterized by asymptomatic hypopigmented macules, predominantly located on the …

Narrowband UVB treatment of progressive macular hypomelanosis

MB Kim, GW Kim, HH Cho, HJ Park, HS Kim… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Little information is available on effective treatments for progressive
macular hypomelanosis (PMH). To our knowledge, only one case of narrowband ultraviolet …

Frequency of hypopigmented mycosis fungoides in Egyptian patients presenting with hypopigmented lesions of the trunk

M Abdel-Halim, E El-Nabarawy, R El Nemr… - The American Journal …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides (HMF) is an uncommon variant of mycosis fungoides
with an unknown exact frequency. We aimed to study the frequency of HMF in a cohort of …

Progressive macular hypomelanosis

ML Martínez‐Martínez, JM Azaña‐Defez… - Pediatric …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Progressive macular hypomelanosis (PMH) is a condition of unknown etiology characterized
by asymptomatic, hypopigmented macules located predominantly on the trunk. We recorded …