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Volume 351:1547 October 7, 2004 Number 15
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A Medical Mystery

 

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A 16-year-old boy presented with a two-year history of hyperpigmentation of the skin; his sclera were unaffected. He is shown with his mother for comparison. What is the diagnosis?


Editor's note: We invite our readers to submit their answers at www.nejm.org/mystery. We will publish the diagnosis in the Correspondence section of the November 25, 2004, issue and e-mail it to everyone who submits an answer. All answers must be received by October 21, 2004.

 

Scott C. Wickless, D.O.
Oakwood Health System
Dearborn, MI 48124


Tor A. Shwayder, M.D.
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI 48202


Related Letters:

Medical Mystery — The Answer
Wickless S. C., Shwayder T. A., Baden L. R., Baden L. R.
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N Engl J Med 2004; 351:2349-2350, Nov 25, 2004. Correspondence

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