Laugier-Hunziker syndrome in a young girl

Kamaruzaman, Nor Azam and Musa, Noraini (2023) Laugier-Hunziker syndrome in a young girl. Medical Journal of Malaysia Case Reports, 2 (1). pp. 67-69. ISSN 2948-3859

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Abstract

Laugier-Hunziker syndrome (LHS) is a rare, acquired disorder characterised by circumscribed pigmented macules of the oral mucosa. This rare condition usually occurs on the lips and the acral glabrous skin (mainly fingers and toes). There have been a few instances where fingernail and toenail melanonychia coexist, but not in this patient. Since very similar mucocutaneous lesions are also seen in malignancy syndromes, LHS is an exclusion diagnosis. It occurs mainly in middle-aged individuals with a ratio of approximately of 2:1 between female to male. Nonetheless, cases among children and adolescents were also reported. We describe a case report of a young Malay girl who was incidentally found with multiple oral labial lesions while presented to the clinic with other concerns.

Item Type:	Article (Case Report)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Laugier-Hunziker syndrome
Subjects:	R Medicine > RL Dermatology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Family Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011)
Depositing User:	Dr Nor Azam Kamaruzaman
Date Deposited:	05 May 2023 12:05
Last Modified:	05 May 2023 12:05
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/104545

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