Syndromes with Hypermelanosis

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In this chapter, the authors concisely introduced syndromes with hypermelanosis, including H syndrome, Kindler syndrome, Laugier–Hunziker syndrome, LEOPARD syndrome, Mccune–Albright syndrome, Parry–Romberg syndrome, Naegeli–Franceschetti–Jadassohn syndrome, Peutz–Jeghers syndrome, and Rothmund–Thomson syndrome.

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Tan, C., Zhu, WY. (2023). Syndromes with Hypermelanosis. In: Tan, C., Zhu, WY. (eds) Atlas of Pigmentary Skin Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5634-8_8

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