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Abstract
Melasma is an acquired pigmentary disorder with irregular macular lesions that varies from light to dark brown or grey-brown. The face and the other sun exposed areas are the sites of affection. Important probable causes: hormonal factors; as pregnancy and contraceptive pills, sun exposure or idiopathic. Melasma can cause a significant effect on individual emotional well-being. Melasma Quality of Life scale is a specific questionnaire used to assess the burden of melasma on patient’s quality of life. The melasma area and severity index (MASI) score is an index used to quantify the severity of melasma and changes during therapy. Different studies have been done to evaluate clinical aspects, severity and effect of melasma on quality of life. Our study included 200 cases of melasma (193 women&7 men), full history was taken for each patient, aggravating factors were reported , MASI score was calculated and MELASQoL scale was assessed for each patient. Our objective was to assess the burden of melasma on quality of life of Egyptian patients and to investigate its correlation with melasma severity and aggravating factors