"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 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperpigmentation" by people in Profiles.
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Lesions with a distinct black pigment. Cutis. 2018 Nov; 102(5):E7-E9.
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Hyperpigmented patch on the leg. Cutis. 2017 Sep; 100(3):E1-E3.
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Bluish gray hyperpigmentation on the face and neck. Cutis. 2017 03; 99(3):E13-E15.
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Images in clinical medicine. Dahl's sign. N Engl J Med. 2014 Jul 24; 371(4):357.
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Pleomorphic characteristics of a germ-line KIT mutation in a large kindred with gastrointestinal stromal tumors, hyperpigmentation, and dysphagia. Clin Cancer Res. 2004 Feb 15; 10(4):1250-4.
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Photo quiz. Trichrome tinea versicolor. Cutis. 2002 Aug; 70(2):92, 121-2.
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Addison's disease: the potentially life-threatening tan. Cutis. 2000 Jul; 66(1):72-4.