Citrus fruit-induced hyperpigmentation: An in vivo example of melanocyte behavior following acute UV overexposure

Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed. 2020 May;36(3):248-250. doi: 10.1111/phpp.12539. Epub 2020 Feb 18.

Authors

Jin Cheol Kim¹, So Min Kim¹, Bogyeong Kang^{1

2}, Hee Young Kang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
² Department of Biomedical Science, The Graduate School, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.

PMID: 32027417
DOI: 10.1111/phpp.12539

No abstract available

Keywords: hyperpigmentation; in vivo; melanocytes; phytophotodermatitis; ultraviolet.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Cell Differentiation
Cell Proliferation
Child
Citrus
Female
Fruit and Vegetable Juices / adverse effects*
Hand Dermatoses / etiology*
Hand Dermatoses / metabolism
Hand Dermatoses / pathology
Humans
Hyperpigmentation / etiology*
Hyperpigmentation / metabolism
Hyperpigmentation / pathology
Melanins / metabolism
Melanocytes / pathology
Melanocytes / physiology*
Melanocytes / radiation effects
Ultraviolet Rays / adverse effects*

Substances

Melanins