Extrapituitary Neuroendocrine Melanoderma
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by S. Karger AG in Dermatology
- Vol. 173 (4) , 157-162
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000249243
Abstract
A patient developed an Addison-like melanoderma over the past decade. An abnormal neuropeptide related to, but bigger than pro-opiomelanocortin was found in large amount in the serum. It has most likely a stimulative action upon melanogenesis with formation of macromelanosomes.Keywords
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