dermatosis papulosa nigra

Epidemiology

• generally on dark-skinned persons
• 30% of blacks

Pathology

• variant of seborrheic keratosis

Clinical manifestations

• many small, hyperpigmented, asymptomatic papules on the face
• occurs as small & often pedunculated dark brown papules in patients with darker skin

Differential diagnosis

• sign of Leser-Trelat

Management

• cosmetic

More general terms

• seborrheic keratosis