Chloasma

(klo-az'-mah). Melano derma; melasma; a condition characterized by dyschromia of the skin of various sizes and shapes, and of a yellow, brown, and black color. They occur chiefly upon the face, and are idiopathic or symptomatic in character. An old name for Tinea versicolor. C. hepaticum, Liver-spots; a form following dyspepsia and popularly a ociated with hepatic disturbance. C. phthisicorum, the brown patches upon the skin of the forehead or upper portions of the cheeks in tuberculous patients. C. uterinum, chiefly located on the forehead, temples, cheeks, nipples, and median line of abdomen. They are marked during pregnancy, and often during menstruation.