"Hyperpigmentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017495
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.430
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperpigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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Patel M, Wingert AM, Sridhar J. Blue Sclera and Retinal Hyperpigmentation in a Patient With Long-term Minocycline Use. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 06 01; 140(6):e221848.
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Kates MM, Otero J, Posa M. Hyperpigmented Ocular Lesions in a 13-year-old Girl. Pediatr Rev. 2021 05; 42(5):270-271.
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Studdiford J, Seecof OM, Trayes KP, Valko G. Hyperpigmentation of the Tongue and Systemic Symptoms. Am Fam Physician. 2020 04 15; 101(8):499-501.
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McGrath JA. Concurrent hidradenitis suppurativa and Dowling-Degos disease taken down a 'Notch'. Br J Dermatol. 2018 02; 178(2):328.
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Wilson NJ, Cole C, Kroboth K, Hunter WN, Mann JA, McLean WH, Kernland Lang K, Beltraminelli H, Sabroe RA, Tiffin N, Sobey GJ, Borradori L, Simpson E, Smith FJ. Mutations in POGLUT1 in Galli-Galli/Dowling-Degos disease. Br J Dermatol. 2017 Jan; 176(1):270-274.
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Cuell A, Bansal N, Cole T, Kaur MR, Lee J, Loffeld A, Moss C, O'Donnell M, Takeichi T, Thind CK, McGrath JA. Familial progressive hyper- and hypopigmentation and malignancy in two families with new mutations in KITLG. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2015 Dec; 40(8):860-4.
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Takeichi T, Hsu CK, Yang HS, Chen HY, Wong TW, Tsai WL, Chao SC, Lee JY, Akiyama M, Simpson MA, McGrath JA. Progressive hyperpigmentation in a Taiwanese child due to an inborn error of vitamin B12 metabolism (cblJ). Br J Dermatol. 2015 Apr; 172(4):1111-5.
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Fu DJ, Thomson C, Lunny DP, Dopping-Hepenstal PJ, McGrath JA, Smith FJD, Irwin McLean WH, Leslie Pedrioli DM. Keratin 9 is required for the structural integrity and terminal differentiation of the palmoplantar epidermis. J Invest Dermatol. 2014 Mar; 134(3):754-763.
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Mashayekhi A, Kaliki S, Walker B, Park C, Sinha N, Kremer FZ, Shields CL, Shields JA. Metastasis from uveal melanoma associated with congenital ocular melanocytosis: a matched study. Ophthalmology. 2013 Jul; 120(7):1465-8.
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Tanghetti E, Dhawan S, Green L, Del Rosso J, Draelos Z, Leyden J, Shalita A, Glaser DA, Grimes P, Webster G, Barnett P, Le Gall N. Randomized comparison of the safety and efficacy of tazarotene 0.1% cream and adapalene 0.3% gel in the treatment of patients with at least moderate facial acne vulgaris. J Drugs Dermatol. 2010 May; 9(5):549-58.