<entry id="2293501" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2686250</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>肝斑</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>かんぱん</reb>
</r_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>しみ</reb>
<re_inf>&gikun;</re_inf>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&n;</pos>
<xref type="see" seq="1391110">シミ・2</xref>
<field>&med;</field>
<gloss>melasma</gloss>
<gloss>chloasma</gloss>
<gloss>liver spot</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2012-02-26 08:38:56" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>koj, daij, gg5</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-02-26 17:04:28" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>rene</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Rene Malenfant</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -16,1 +16,1 @@
-&lt;xref type="see"&gt;染み&lt;/xref&gt;
+&lt;xref type="see" seq="1391110"&gt;染み・しみ・2&lt;/xref&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-02-26 22:34:47" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-03-04 13:59:42" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Brian Krznarich</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>"chloasma" is a correct gloss. "liver spot" is not a synonym for "chloasma" in English.  This has to be the strangest false-cognate (肝+斑 != liver spot) I have ever seen.

Correct matches for "liver spots" are the two terms I just added: 老人性色素斑 and 日光性黒子 (and maybe others, but not this).</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>This matches the Japanese language definitions for 肝斑. In particular, must be on the face, and no explicit link to UV light. (it is a possible factor)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK459271/
Melasma is a common skin problem caused by brown to gray-brown patches on the face. Most people get it on their cheeks, chin, nose bridge, forehead, and above the upper lip. 

https://www.osmosis.org/answers/chloasma
Chloasma, more commonly known as melasma, is an acquired pigmentary disorder of the skin, characterized by areas of discoloration known as hyperpigmentation. 

https://www.affiliateddermatologists.com/brown-spots-vs-melasma/
...
"Melasma is an entirely different condition. "

An analogous Japanese website distinguishing 老人性色素斑 from 肝斑.  Causes are different, treatments are different, and treating for the wrong one may exacerbate the other.
https://www.hibiya-skin.com/column/202011_02.html</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -16,0 +17,2 @@
+&lt;field&gt;&amp;med;&lt;/field&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;melasma&lt;/gloss&gt;
@@ -18 +19,0 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;liver spot&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-03-04 22:45:07" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>May as well keep "liver spot" - the JEs have it.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>GG5, etc.</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -19,0 +20 @@
+&lt;gloss&gt;liver spot&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2024-03-06 01:10:49" stat="A">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_diff>@@ -16 +16 @@
-&lt;xref type="see" seq="1391110"&gt;染み・しみ・2&lt;/xref&gt;
+&lt;xref type="see" seq="1391110"&gt;シミ・2&lt;/xref&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>