Pigmented Bowen's disease

Br J Dermatol. 1998 Mar;138(3):515-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02136.x.

Abstract

We describe two Afro-Caribbean women who presented with pigmented Bowen's disease. One, a 44-year-old woman, developed a sharply demarcated, irregularly marginated, hyperpigmented plaque with a velvety surface in the perianal area. The other, a 25-year-old woman, developed a well defined, verrucous, hyperpigmented patch on the umbilicus. Histology showed that both cases were Bowen's disease, and subsequent treatment with 5-fluorouracil and cryotherapy led to complete resolution.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anus Diseases / pathology*
  • Black People
  • Bowen's Disease / ethnology
  • Bowen's Disease / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hyperpigmentation / ethnology
  • Hyperpigmentation / pathology*
  • Skin Neoplasms / ethnology
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Umbilicus