Cosmetic Contact Sensitivity in Patients with Melasma: Results of a Pilot Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Clinical patterns of Melasma</td><td align="left">Definition</td><td align="center">Number of Patients </td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">(1) Centrofacial</td><td align="left">Pigmentation on cheeks, forehead, upper lip, nose, and chin</td><td align="center">48 (71.6%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">(2) Malar</td><td align="left">Pigmentation present only on cheeks and nose</td><td align="center">18 (26.8%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">(3) Mandibular</td><td align="left">Pigmentation on ramus of the mandible</td><td align="center">1 (1.4%)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Clinical patterns of Melasma as observed in this study.

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Table 3: Cosmetic Contact Sensitivity in Patients with Melasma: Results of a Pilot Study 