Synonyms: chloasma, mask of pregnancy, chloasma medicamentosum
The word chloasma comes from the Greek chloazein, to be green. It is considered to be something of a misnomer and so increasingly dermatologists prefer the term melasma (melas is Greek for black).
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/melasma-chloasma-pro