chloasma
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(klō-ăz′mă)

[Gr. chloazein, to be green]
Tan to brown, sharply defined patches of skin pigment, usually found symmetrically on the forehead, temples, cheeks, or upper lip. The excess pigmentation often occurs in pregnant women, in women using oral contraceptives, or in patients with underlying liver disease. Women are affected more often than men. Sun exposure tends to worsen the condition.
SYN: SEE: melasma
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(klō-ăz′mă)

[Gr. chloazein, to be green]
Tan to brown, sharply defined patches of skin pigment, usually found symmetrically on the forehead, temples, cheeks, or upper lip. The excess pigmentation often occurs in pregnant women, in women using oral contraceptives, or in patients with underlying liver disease. Women are affected more often than men. Sun exposure tends to worsen the condition.
SYN: SEE: melasma
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Chloasma." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732683/all/chloasma.
Chloasma. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732683/all/chloasma. Accessed January 30, 2023.
Chloasma. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732683/all/chloasma
Chloasma [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 January 30]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/732683/all/chloasma.
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