"Hypopigmentation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A condition caused by a deficiency or a loss of melanin pigmentation in the epidermis, also known as hypomelanosis. Hypopigmentation can be localized or generalized, and may result from genetic defects, trauma, inflammation, or infections.
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D017496
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.440
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypopigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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Hypopigmented Skin Lesions After Immunotherapy. JAMA Oncol. 2018 08 01; 4(8):1118-1119.
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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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Clinical presentation, immunopathology, and treatment of juvenile-onset mycosis fungoides: a case series of 34 patients. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Dec; 71(6):1117-26.
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Clinicopathological correlation of acquired hypopigmentary disorders. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2013 May-Jun; 79(3):376-82.
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Teaching NeuroImages: hypomelanosis of Ito. Neurology. 2013 Mar 19; 80(12):e130.
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Does short bowel syndrome increase the risk of food allergy and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease? Observations in Shah-Waardenburg syndrome. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Jan; 131(1):251-5.
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A slowly growing plaque on the lower back: challenge. Am J Dermatopathol. 2012 Jun; 34(4):423; discussion 452-3.
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A slowly growing plaque on the lower back: answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2012 Jun; 34(4):452-3.
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Tetrasomy 13q mosaicism associated with phylloid hypomelanosis and precocious puberty. Am J Med Genet A. 2009 May; 149A(5):993-6.
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Accumulation of low-avidity anti-melanocortin receptor 1 (anti-MC1R) CD8+ T cells in the lesional skin of a patient with melanoma-related depigmentation. Melanoma Res. 2006 Apr; 16(2):165-74.