Multiple pigmentations in Laugier-Hunziker-Baran syndrome
Jun-Ichiro Yamamoto
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Atsushi Kasamatsu
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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Atsushi Kasamatsu, Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, 260-8670 Chiba, Japan.
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Search for more papers by this authorMorihiro Higo
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYosuke Endo-Sakamoto
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKatsunori Ogawara
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasataka Sunohara
Department of Anatomy, School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Nippon Dental University, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasashi Shiiba
Department of Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKatsuhiro Uzawa
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHideki Tanzawa
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorJun-Ichiro Yamamoto
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Atsushi Kasamatsu
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Correspondence
Atsushi Kasamatsu, Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, 260-8670 Chiba, Japan.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorMorihiro Higo
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorYosuke Endo-Sakamoto
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKatsunori Ogawara
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasataka Sunohara
Department of Anatomy, School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, Nippon Dental University, Chiyoda-ku, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorMasashi Shiiba
Department of Clinical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorKatsuhiro Uzawa
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Search for more papers by this authorHideki Tanzawa
Department of Dentistry and Oral-Maxillofacial Surgery, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Department of Oral Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Laugier-Hunziker-Baran (LHB) syndrome is an acquired, macular hyperpigmentation of the lips, and oral mucosa, often associated with pigmentation of the nails, palms, and fingertips. LHB syndrome is considered to be a benign disease with no systemic manifestation or malignant potential. Normally, no treatment is required for this condition, unless for esthetic reason, mainly due to pigmentation on the lip mucosa. Here we present a case of LHB syndrome, 32-year-old male, whose pigmentations on his tongue, buccal mucosa, palate, and ventral surface of fingertip, diagnosed by clinical and dermoscopic findings.
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