"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperpigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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Transient Pigmentary Lines of the Newborn. J Pediatr. 2023 12; 263:113662.
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Firm, hyperpigmented subcutaneous nodule in the inguinal fold of an infant. Dermatol Online J. 2018 May 15; 24(5).
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Techniques for Optimizing Surgical Scars, Part 3: Erythema, Hyperpigmentation, and Hypopigmentation. Skinmed. 2018; 16(2):113-117.
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Imipramine-induced hyperpigmentation. Cutis. 2017 Sep; 100(3):E8-E10.
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Reticulate hyperpigmentation in systemic sclerosis: a case report and review of the literature. J Med Case Rep. 2015 Sep 28; 9:219.
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Clinicopathological correlation of acquired hyperpigmentary disorders. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2013 May-Jun; 79(3):367-75.
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JAAD Grand Rounds quiz. Adult with red-brown nodules and plaques. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Aug; 65(2):469-471.
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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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Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and acute lupus nephritis. Pediatr Dermatol. 2007 Sep-Oct; 24(5):E36-9.
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Reticulate Hyperpigmentation secondary to 5-fluorouracil and idarubicin. J Drugs Dermatol. 2005 Sep-Oct; 4(5):652-6.