 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperpigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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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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Fathi R, Sendelweck MA, Dunnick CA, Stevens R. A hyperpigmented rash on face and chest. Int J Dermatol. 2018 Jul; 57(7):791-793.
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Stichman JR, West SG. Minocycline-induced Cartilage Hyperpigmentation Mimicking Alkaptonuria in a Patient with Knee Pain. J Rheumatol. 2016 Apr; 43(4):825.
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Patel FB, Newman SA, Norton SA. Addisonian-Like Hyperpigmentation as an Indicator of Uncontrolled Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. Skinmed. 2016; 14(1):53-4.
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Wohltmann W, Rampton R, Bezdek Benage K, Wisell J. Hyperpigmented Plaques on the Feet. Am Fam Physician. 2015 Aug 01; 92(3):219-20.
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Terzian T, Dumble M, Arbab F, Thaller C, Donehower LA, Lozano G, Justice MJ, Roop DR, Box NF. Rpl27a mutation in the sooty foot ataxia mouse phenocopies high p53 mouse models. J Pathol. 2011 Aug; 224(4):540-52.
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Berk DR, Bruckner AL. Terra firma-forme dermatosis in a 4-month-old girl. Pediatr Dermatol. 2011 Jan-Feb; 28(1):79-81.
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Akahoshi K, Spritz RA, Fukai K, Mitsui N, Matsushima K, Ohashi H. Mosaic supernumerary inv dup(15) chromosome with four copies of the P gene in a boy with pigmentary dysplasia. Am J Med Genet A. 2004 Apr 30; 126A(3):290-2.
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High WA, Costner MI. Persistent scarring, atrophy, and dyspigmentation in a preteen girl with neonatal lupus erythematosus. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2003 Apr; 48(4):626-8.
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Akahoshi K, Fukai K, Kato A, Kimiya S, Kubota T, Spritz RA. Duplication of 15q11.2-q14, including the P gene, in a woman with generalized skin hyperpigmentation. Am J Med Genet. 2001 Dec 15; 104(4):299-302.
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