Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma
Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma
Acral-Lentiginous Melanoma

    This photo shows longitudinal pigmentation of the nail (melanonychia striata; blue arrow) and hyperpigmentation extending across the lunula to the proximal nail fold (Hutchinson sign; red arrow) of the middle finger. Acral-lentiginous melanoma, the most common type of melanoma among people with dark skin, occurs on palmar, plantar, or subungual skin. This patient was diagnosed with acral-lentiginous melanoma (a form of malignant melanoma). (The dark area on the thumbnail is a subungual hematoma.)

Photo courtesy of Carl Washington, MD and Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH, via the Public Health Image Library of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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