Study of wood’s lamp and dermoscopic features of melasma.
Saleh, F., Abdel-Azim, E., Mohamed, Z. (2019). Study of wood’s lamp and dermoscopic features of melasma.. EKB Journal Management System, 30(1), 66-67. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222770
Fatma Y. Saleh; Eman S. Abdel-Azim; Zeinab S. Mohamed. "Study of wood’s lamp and dermoscopic features of melasma.". EKB Journal Management System, 30, 1, 2019, 66-67. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222770
Saleh, F., Abdel-Azim, E., Mohamed, Z. (2019). 'Study of wood’s lamp and dermoscopic features of melasma.', EKB Journal Management System, 30(1), pp. 66-67. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222770
Saleh, F., Abdel-Azim, E., Mohamed, Z. Study of wood’s lamp and dermoscopic features of melasma.. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 30(1): 66-67. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222770

Study of wood’s lamp and dermoscopic features of melasma.

Minia Journal of Medical Research
Volume 30, Issue 1, March 2019, Pages 66-67    PDF (189.36 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.222770
Authors
Fatma Y. Saleh; Eman S. Abdel-Azim; Zeinab S. Mohamed
Department of Dermatology, STDs & Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: Melasma is the main cause of facial hyperchromia and has a signifi cant 
psychosocial impact. Aim of the study: determine type of melasma according to depth of
melanin. Research methodology: this is observational descriptive study, included patients with 
melasma with different pattern of involvement. Results: three clinical pattern of melasma are 
observed clinically, 81% present progressive course, 42.42% diagnosed mixed melasma by 
Wood’s light, and 72.72% by Dermoscopy. Conclusion: Wood’s light, Dermoscopy can used as 
a diagnostic tool in melasma.

Keywords
Melasma. 
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