Lentigines = النمشات

Lentigines = النمشات Lentigines Lentigines are macular hyperpigmentations in which the number of epidermal melanocytes is increased and there are no nests of melanocytes as are present, by definition, in nevi. The term “lentigo” is derived from the Latin “Ienz,” meaning lens or lentil . Thus, the term in its original usage is clinical, referring to a […]

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Lentigo-simplex

Lentigo-simplex =النمشة البسيطة   LENTIGO SIMPLEX   Epidemiology The frequency of lentigo simplex in children and adults has not been determined. There does not appear to be a racial or gender predilection. Lentigo simplex is the most common histopathologic pattern of darkly pigmented lesions excised from acral sites of darkly pigmented races. Pigmented nail bands, […]

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LEOPARD Syndrome = متلازمة ليوبارد

LEOPARD Syndrome = متلازمة ليوبارد LEOPARD Syndrome     LS is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis. The characteristic lentigines usually develop during childhood and in the first months of life. Clinical diagnosis is primarily based on the typical facial features and the presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and/or café-au-lait macules. The disorder is caused by mutations in the […]

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Leprosy borderline = الجذام الحدودي

Leprosy borderline = الجذام الحدودي     Borderline Leprosy   .   BB is the immunologic midpoint or mid-zone of the granulomatous spectrum, being its most unstable area, with patients quickly up- or downgrading to a more stable granulomatous posture with or without a clinical reaction. Characteristic skin changes are annular lesions with sharply marginated […]

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