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James M. Krivo, MD
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Arch Dermatol. 1997;133(4):527-528.

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In an article on lines of Blaschko,¹ the authors referred to a study of pigmentary lines by Selmanowitz and me² and pointed out that we thought that those lines did not correspond to lines of Blaschko. We did say that in the article; however, after looking at the diagrams provided by Bolognia et al,¹ it is clear to me that these pigmentary lines did indeed follow Blaschko lines. Also, this same correction applies to a study by Selmanowitz and me³ on hypopigmented markings in blacks. These pigmentary variations represent a common form of mosaicism most easily visible in dark-skinned people.

In a recent article, Nehal et al⁴ show that pigmentary mosaicism in certain clinical patterns was associated with extracutaneous abnormal features in 30% of their patients. If one were to study dark-skinned people with pigmentary demarcation lines, mediosternal lines, or hypopigmented chest macules as examples . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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