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A 30-year old African American woman presented to the office for evaluation of a 15-year history of persistent dark marks on chest with no other areas of involvement. Dark marks appear after resolution of acne lesions on the chest and are not associated with any symptoms. Acne is still present but has abated in severity over the past 5 years, initially involving the face and back but persisting on the chest. Treatment with over the counter hydroquinone 2 % cream twice a day for 4 months has been ineffective.
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Stoddard, M., Akingboye, A., Coley, M. (2016). Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation. In: Love, P., Kundu, R. (eds) Clinical Cases in Skin of Color. Clinical Cases in Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22392-6_13
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