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My skin has been getting darker even though i'm rarely outside. parts of my chest and patches of my face are uneven. any guesses to the cause of this?

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Dr. Karen Dantin answered

Check it out: Your doc may need to rule out metabolic disorder like hypothyroidism .

Dr Munshower and another doctor agreed

Answered 7/2/2014

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