"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.
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D017495
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.430
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperpigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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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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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.
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Collet LC, Pulido JS, G?nd?z K, Diago T, McCannel C, Blodi C, Link T. Fundus autofluorescence in choroidal metastatic lesions: a pilot study. Retina. 2008 Oct; 28(9):1251-6.
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G?nd?z K, Pulido JS, Bakri SJ, Amselem L, Petit-Fond E, Link T. Fundus autofluorescence of choroidal melanocytic lesions and the effect of treatment. Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 2007; 105:172-8; discussion 178-9.
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Liao H, Zhao Y, Baty DU, McGrath JA, Mellerio JE, McLean WH. A heterozygous frameshift mutation in the V1 domain of keratin 5 in a family with Dowling-Degos disease. J Invest Dermatol. 2007 Feb; 127(2):298-300.
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Ang GC, Lee JB. Linear atrophoderma of Moulin: is it a single disease? J Am Acad Dermatol. 2005 May; 52(5):923-4; author reply 924-5.
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Jabbour SA. Cutaneous manifestations of endocrine disorders: a guide for dermatologists. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2003; 4(5):315-31.
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Sprecher E, Itin P, Whittock NV, McGrath JA, Meyer R, DiGiovanna JJ, Bale SJ, Uitto J, Richard G. Refined mapping of Naegeli-Franceschetti- Jadassohn syndrome to a 6 cM interval on chromosome 17q11.2-q21 and investigation of candidate genes. J Invest Dermatol. 2002 Sep; 119(3):692-8.