All forms of pigment deposit which occur as a consequence of various organic and systemic diseases, as the pigmentation, for instance, seen in association with tuberculosis, cancer, malaria, Addison's disease, uterine affections, and the like. In such cases, with few exceptions, the pigmentation is usually more or less diffuse.
What is chloasma uterinum?
Chloasma uterinum is a term applied to the ill-defined patches of yellowish-brown pigmentation appearing upon the faces of women, usually between the ages of twenty-five and fifty. It is most commonly seen during pregnancy, but may occur in connection with any functional or organic disease of the utero-ovarian apparatus.
What is argyria?
Argyria is the term applied to the slate-like discoloration which follows the prolonged administration of silver nitrate.
State the pathology of chloasma.
The sole change consists in an increased deposit of pigment.
Give the prognosis of chloasma.
Unless a removal of the exciting or predisposing cause is possible, the prognosis is, as a rule, unfavorable, and the relief furnished by local applications usually but temporary.
If constitutional treatment is advisable, upon what is it to be based?