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Depigmented Facial and Neck Patches Following Melanotan Use in a Patient With Atopic Dermatitis and Alopecia Areata.
Ume A, Chambers S, Worswick S Clinical and experimental dermatology. 2026.
DOI: 10.1093/ced/llag221PubMed: 42212476
Editor's note
This single case report documents an unusual depigmentation pattern after melanotan use in a patient with pre-existing autoimmune skin conditions. The co-occurring diagnoses complicate attribution, and a case report cannot establish causation. Relevant to the catalog of reported adverse effects from unregulated melanotan use.
Plain-language abstract
A case report describes depigmented patches on the face and neck following melanotan use in a patient who also had atopic dermatitis and alopecia areata.
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