Becker Melanosis

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In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan.
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Becker melanosis (Becker's Nevus) [BM] is a form of acquired hyperpigmentation (see Image. Becker Melanosis.)

S. William Becker first described the condition in 1949, in two reported cases, as "concurrent melanosis and hypertrichosis in the distribution of nevus unius lateris."

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