TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Melasma A1 - Hardin, J. Matthew A2 - Knoop, Kevin J. A2 - Stack, Lawrence B. A2 - Storrow, Alan B. A2 - Thurman, R. Jason Y1 - 2021 N1 - T2 - The Atlas of Emergency Medicine, 5e AB - Melasma is commonly seen on the face of young adult females. It consists of symmetric, well-defined, light to dark brown patches. The most common sites are on the malar cheek, lateral forehead, upper cutaneous lip, and mandible. Factors associated with accentuation of melasma include sunlight exposure, pregnancy (often called “the mask of pregnancy”), and oral contraceptives. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1181044217 ER -