@article { author = {Edalat Khah, H and Amani, F and Rezaifar, G}, title = {Prevalence of Melasma in women in Ardebil city in 2002}, journal = {Iranian Journal of Dermatology}, volume = {7}, number = {2}, pages = {72-77}, year = {2004}, publisher = {Iranian Society of Dermatology}, issn = {2717-0721}, eissn = {2717-0721}, doi = {}, abstract = {Background: Melasma is a pattern of facial pigmentation that affects upper lip, cheeks, forehead and chin. The disease is seen mainly in 30-55 year old women, and may be regarded as a physiological change in pregnancy. Its etiologic nature is still unknown. Objective: To determine the prevalence of melasma in women in Ardebil city. Patients and Methods: The study was cross sectional-descriptive study done on 855 women in Ardebil city in 2002. Sampling method was cluster and 855 women in the age range of 12-85 years in 25 health services (From each family one woman over 11 years) were randomly selected and necessary information have been collected by a questionnaire. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used to analyze data in SPSS program. Results: The prevalence of melasma among total participants was 39.5% and 9.5% of melasma cases were pregnant women. The distribution of hyperpigmentation was mainly centrofacial (64.7%), and in 40.8% cases there was a positive familial history for melasma. Conclusion: Melasma is a common disease in Ardebil, and abundant search is necessary to understand the etiology and treatment of this disease.}, keywords = {melasma,Melasma prevalence,Melasma clinical pattern}, url = {https://www.iranjd.ir/article_101103.html}, eprint = {https://www.iranjd.ir/article_101103_6765da5e62951088e107f44357592497.pdf} }