Laugier-Hunziker syndrome
Pigmented macules on the tongue in Laugier-Hunziker syndrome - there may be similar pigmentation on the lips and palate (LHS-patient1)
Keywords: Female, Hereditary pigmentary disorder, Idiopathic lenticular mucocutaneous pigmentation, Mouth, Tongue, Well-defined hyperpigmented macules
What is Laugier-Hunziker syndrome?
Laugier-Hunziker syndrome is a harmless rare sporadic disorder that is characterised by flat brown marks on the lips and inside the mouth, and frequently brown stripes on the nails. It is important to distinguish it from Peutz-Jeghers syndrome, which has similar cutaneous features but also has associated gastrointestinal polyps.
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