Synonym(s)
Brocq's disease; Chloasma cosmeticum; erythrose péribuccale pigmentaire Brocq; erythrosis pigmentata faciei; Peribuccal pigmentation
HistoryThis section has been translated automatically.
Broqc, 1923
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Descriptive term for hyperpigmentation of the face with perioral emphasis, possibly identical with melanodermatitis toxica, Riehl melanosis or chloasma.
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EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Use of photodynamic substances and vaseline ingredients in cosmetics.
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Occurs mainly in middle-aged women.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Blurred, brown-reddish, later grey-blackish pigmentation.
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Brocq's disease; Chloasma cosmeticum; Erythrose péribuccale pigmentaire brocq; Erythrosis pigmentata faciei; Hyperpigmentation, circumscribed; Melanodermatitis toxica; Peribuccal pigmentation; Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation; Riehl melanosis;Disclaimer
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