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Dear Doctors,
| have staines on my neck that none of the dermatologists I have met so far were able to diagnose and treat.
I'm a 32 y.o. mixed race woman, ashamed by this problem - at the moment I hide it under my hair + foundation etc, and hopeful to find a treatment.
A doctor on a French website told me today it might be an acanthosis nigricans, in which case it is better not to touch it according to him. What are your thoughts please?
Many thanks in advance for your kind feedback,
Elenore.
| have staines on my neck that none of the dermatologists I have met so far were able to diagnose and treat.
I'm a 32 y.o. mixed race woman, ashamed by this problem - at the moment I hide it under my hair + foundation etc, and hopeful to find a treatment.
A doctor on a French website told me today it might be an acanthosis nigricans, in which case it is better not to touch it according to him. What are your thoughts please?
Many thanks in advance for your kind feedback,
Elenore.
Many thanks for your prompt feedback Maatson, much appreciated!
I remember indeed that my GP mentionned bergamot oil reaction when I 1st asked about that problem when I was younger. But still, he didn't advise anything to get rid of it.
When there is sun, I tend to use sunscreen creams indeed but only to avoid this getting worse.
Noted about the Macular amylodosis - I didn't know this condition and will look for information about it. I also found on the net different forums where people were mentionning a visit to the endocrinologue as it might be due to hormones or something? Don't know if best to meet again a dermato or give a try to an endocrino...
Thank you for your help, will keep you both posted :)
Best regards,
Eleonore.
I remember indeed that my GP mentionned bergamot oil reaction when I 1st asked about that problem when I was younger. But still, he didn't advise anything to get rid of it.
When there is sun, I tend to use sunscreen creams indeed but only to avoid this getting worse.
Noted about the Macular amylodosis - I didn't know this condition and will look for information about it. I also found on the net different forums where people were mentionning a visit to the endocrinologue as it might be due to hormones or something? Don't know if best to meet again a dermato or give a try to an endocrino...
Thank you for your help, will keep you both posted :)
Best regards,
Eleonore.
Many thanks for your prompt response and for your help Tschock, much appreciated!
To reply to your kind feedback, I am not pregnant and I noticed these marks when I was 12-13 if I remember properly (am 32). At that age, I didn't have any acne. Now that I remember, at the time, my GP told me it could have been photosensibilization by Bergamot oil as per Maatson's comment.
I had chicken pox indeed, and had 1 or 2 scars left but on the shoulders. Don't think about the road rash though but agree with you about acanthosis nigricans, I saw pictures and explanations on the net, it doesn't look like this.
Btw, the french doc told me that cream foundation would be the good option so I can hide them - what a reply ...
If you have any further comments/advices, there are more than welcome! Many thanks in advance,
Eleonore.
To reply to your kind feedback, I am not pregnant and I noticed these marks when I was 12-13 if I remember properly (am 32). At that age, I didn't have any acne. Now that I remember, at the time, my GP told me it could have been photosensibilization by Bergamot oil as per Maatson's comment.
I had chicken pox indeed, and had 1 or 2 scars left but on the shoulders. Don't think about the road rash though but agree with you about acanthosis nigricans, I saw pictures and explanations on the net, it doesn't look like this.
Btw, the french doc told me that cream foundation would be the good option so I can hide them - what a reply ...
If you have any further comments/advices, there are more than welcome! Many thanks in advance,
Eleonore.
The location is in favor of post-inflammatory pigmentation relating to fragrance (Bergamot oil). Photo protection would help.
Macular amylodosis is look alike.
Do consult your doc.Best wishes.
Macular amylodosis is look alike.
Do consult your doc.Best wishes.
I don't agree with your French doctor.
Acanthosis nigricans is a skin disorder in which there is darker, thick, velvety skin in body folds and creases.
This is normally found in people with darker skin, and as the above mentions it is found in the folds...armpits, back of knees, palms, etc.
Less commonly, the lips, palms, soles of the feet, or other areas may be affected. These symptoms are more common in people with cancer.
A skin biopsy may be needed in unusual cases.
If there is no clear cause of acanthosis nigricans, you may need to have blood tests, an endoscopy, or x-rays to rule out diabetes or cancer as the cause.
I doubt that's what you have though...it doesn't look right.
If you are pregnant it could be a "pregnancy mask".
To me ( and this is only because when I enlarge the picture it gets blurry) it looks like scarring...the kind you get from either "road rash" or from an acne problem.
My back looks like your face "stains" from a "road rash" that I received many years ago...which is odd...because for the past 20 years there was no sign of it...and now I have brownish blotches all over where the initial scars were. I saw a dermatologist, and she said it was indeed from the scars...but it darkened with age and exposure to the sun.
You didn't mention how long you have had this. Was it there from birth?
Did you ever have chicken pox or measles?
So many variables.
I'll continue to seek answers for you if you let me know.
Acanthosis nigricans is a skin disorder in which there is darker, thick, velvety skin in body folds and creases.
This is normally found in people with darker skin, and as the above mentions it is found in the folds...armpits, back of knees, palms, etc.
Less commonly, the lips, palms, soles of the feet, or other areas may be affected. These symptoms are more common in people with cancer.
A skin biopsy may be needed in unusual cases.
If there is no clear cause of acanthosis nigricans, you may need to have blood tests, an endoscopy, or x-rays to rule out diabetes or cancer as the cause.
I doubt that's what you have though...it doesn't look right.
If you are pregnant it could be a "pregnancy mask".
To me ( and this is only because when I enlarge the picture it gets blurry) it looks like scarring...the kind you get from either "road rash" or from an acne problem.
My back looks like your face "stains" from a "road rash" that I received many years ago...which is odd...because for the past 20 years there was no sign of it...and now I have brownish blotches all over where the initial scars were. I saw a dermatologist, and she said it was indeed from the scars...but it darkened with age and exposure to the sun.
You didn't mention how long you have had this. Was it there from birth?
Did you ever have chicken pox or measles?
So many variables.
I'll continue to seek answers for you if you let me know.
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