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Vitiligo and remarkable freckles in chronic graft-versus-host disease Volume 26, issue 1, January-February 2016

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Department of Dermatology,
Kinki University Faculty of Medicine,
377-2 Ohno-Higashi,
Osaka-Sayama,
Osaka 589-8511, Japan

Vitiligo is an acquired disorder in which loss of melanocytes results in depigmented macules. It is frequently associated with autoimmune diseases. Vitiligo develops in about 5% patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation [1]. Freckles are irregular-shaped hyperpigmented spots induced by sun exposure and overproduction of melanin granules in predisposed persons with fair skin.A 13-year-old Japanese male was referred to us in March [...]