Becker's melanosis: a case report
Zárate-Moysén, A.; Feregrino-Hernández, H.E.; Delgado-Fernández, A.; Vega-Memije, E.
Boletin Medico del Hospital Infantil de Mexico 49(11): 762-765
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0539-6115 PMID: 1466776 Document Number: 401141
Becker melanosis is a dermatosis characterized by hyperpigmentation and hypertrichosis in absence of cells nevus; its frequency is unknown an its presentation is rare in the infancy; appearance usually during puberty. In the last years its association to anomalies of development increase the importance of this entity. We present the case of 4 years old girl considered the youngest report in the literature, with affection of trunk and right leg associated to minimum shorten of right leg.