"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hypopigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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Hypopigmentation in frontal fibrosing alopecia. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2017 Jun; 76(6):1184-1186.
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What is your diagnosis? Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis. Cutis. 2015 Sep; 96(3):156,184-5.
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CCL22 to Activate Treg Migration and Suppress Depigmentation in Vitiligo. J Invest Dermatol. 2015 Jun; 135(6):1574-1580.
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Immune responses in a mouse model of vitiligo with spontaneous epidermal de- and repigmentation. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2014 Nov; 27(6):1075-85.
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Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides in childhood and adolescence: a long-term retrospective study. J Cutan Pathol. 2013 Nov; 40(11):924-34.
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Mutant HSP70 reverses autoimmune depigmentation in vitiligo. Sci Transl Med. 2013 Feb 27; 5(174):174ra28.
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Erythematous papules on the face. Am Fam Physician. 2012 Dec 01; 86(11):1065-7.
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Perilymphatic subcutaneous fat atrophy and cutaneous depigmentation after periocular triamcinolone acetonide injection in a child. J AAPOS. 2011 Feb; 15(1):107-8.
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Waardenburg syndrome. Clin Exp Optom. 2011 Mar; 94(2):240-2.
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Postburn sequelae in the pediatric patient: clinical presentations and treatment options. J Craniofac Surg. 2008 Jul; 19(4):1047-52.