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Eruptive naevi and darkening of pre-existing naevi 24 h after a single mono-dose injection of melanotan II Volume 24, issue 1, January-February 2014

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Department of Dermatology, Allergology and Venereology
University of Luebeck
Ratzeburger Allee 160
23538 Lübeck, Germany
a These authors contributed equally to the manuscript

A 24-year-old male bodybuilder reported the eruption of multiple new naevi and darkening of pre-existing naevi 24 h after a single subcutaneous injection of illegally acquired melanotan II. Additionally, he described a tanning effect on the whole skin. The patient usually used sunbeds at least once every 4 weeks.The blond and blue-eyed man presented with a bronzed skin and more than 100 moles, especially on the trunk and the face, different in size and colour (figure 1A). Dermatoscopically, we saw [...]