Pigmented lesion at skin graft site
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https://doi.org/10.29176/2590843X.1788Keywords:
Hyperpigmentation, Pigmentation, Skin transplantationAbstract
62-year-old woman who underwent resection of acral lentiginous melanoma with subsequent appearance of hyperpigmentation at the grafted site, was diagnosed with skin graft hyperpigmentation, a frequent but rarely studied complication, and which rarely presents with intense hyperpigmentation.
Author Biographies
Marcos Stivel Múnera Patiño, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Médico, residente de Dermatología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
Juan David Ruiz, Universidad de Antioquia
Médico dermatopatólogo; profesor de Dermatopatología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
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