 Hyperpigmentation
"Hyperpigmentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Excessive pigmentation of the skin, usually as a result of increased epidermal or dermal melanin pigmentation, hypermelanosis. Hyperpigmentation can be localized or generalized. The condition may arise from exposure to light, chemicals or other substances, or from a primary metabolic imbalance.
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D017495
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.430
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperpigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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Lambert KA, Clements CM, Mukherjee N, Pacheco TR, Shellman SX, Henen MA, V?geli B, Goldstein NB, Birlea S, Hintzsche J, Caryotakis G, Tan AC, Zhao R, Norris DA, Robinson WA, Wang Y, VanTreeck JG, Shellman YG. SASH1 S519N Variant Links Skin Hyperpigmentation and Premature Hair Graying to Dysfunction of Melanocyte Lineage. J Invest Dermatol. 2025 Jan; 145(1):144-154.e3.
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Saade DS, Maymone MBC, De La Garza H, Secemsky EA, Kennedy KF, Vashi NA. Trends in Use of Prescription Skin Lightening Creams. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 05 25; 18(11).
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Khodaee M, Kim E. Firm lesion on the lateral thigh. Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 06 30; 87(7):394-395.
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Cohen L, Brodsky MA, Zubair R, Kohli I, Hamzavi IH, Sadeghpour M. Cutaneous interaction with visible light: What do we know? J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023 09; 89(3):560-568.
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LaBerge GS, Duvall E, Grasmick Z, Haedicke K, Galan A, Leverett J, Baswan S, Yim S, Pawelek J. Recent Advances in Studies of Skin Color and Skin Cancer. Yale J Biol Med. 2020 03; 93(1):69-80.
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Maymone MBC, Ho JD, Saadeh D, Bhawan J, Vashi NA. Asymptomatic Acquired Facial Hyperpigmentation: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 May; 41(5):391.
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Matsumoto A, Ito S, Wakamatsu K, Ichiba M, Vasiliou V, Akao C, Song BJ, Fujita M. Ethanol induces skin hyperpigmentation in mice with aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 deficiency. Chem Biol Interact. 2019 Apr 01; 302:61-66.
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Al-Haseni AG, Ho JD, Maymone M, Bhawan J, Vashi NA. Generalized Dyschromia and Erythematous Papules in a 66 Year-Old Man: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Jan; 41(1):70.
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Vemula S, Maymone MBC, Secemsky EA, Widjajahakim R, Patzelt NM, Saade D, Vashi NA. Assessing the safety of superficial chemical peels in darker skin: A retrospective study. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2018 Sep; 79(3):508-513.e2.
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Maymone MBC, Neamah HH, Secemsky EA, Vashi NA. Correlating the Dermatology Life Quality Index and Skin Discoloration Impact Evaluation Questionnaire tools in disorders of hyperpigmentation. J Dermatol. 2018 Mar; 45(3):361-362.
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