Abstract
No successful therapy has been reported for reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, which is an autosomal dominant dermatosis. We treated a patient with 20% azelaic acid ointment. Within several weeks the pigmentation was remarkably decreased and no side effects were observed. Histologic examination revealed an increased number of dopa-positive melanocytes. These cells reacted strongly to staining with antityrosinase antibody or antityrosinase-related protein antibody. Electron microscopic findings showed many melanosomes within melanocytes, keratinocytes, and melanophages. These findings suggest that the hyperpig-mentation of reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura is the result of an excess amount of melanin production caused by activation of melanocytes in the basal layer.
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