PMC3175360_01
Achromic patches of different sizes and poorly-defined limits, localized on the trunk and ventral aspect of the patient's upper extremities (a-c); absence of melanocytes in the basal layer of epidermis [IHQ; HMB-45 x200] (d).
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Eight months after initiation of the therapy, the patient developed different sized achromic patches localized on the ventral aspect of her upper extremities and trunk (fig. 1). Cutaneous biopsy showed no melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis and no other changes; thus, the diagnosis of vitiligo was made (fig. 1).