Melanosis
"Melanosis" 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.
Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D008548
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.430.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Chloasma- Chloasma
- Chloasmas
- Melasma
- Melasmas
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Melanosis" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Melanosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanosis" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Bagherani N, Smoller BR. Efficacy of topical tranexmic acid in the treatment of melasma. Dermatol Ther. 2016 11; 29(6):389-390.
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Foolad N, Shi VY, Prakash N, Kamangar F, Sivamani RK. The association of the sebum excretion rate with melasma, erythematotelangiectatic rosacea, and rhytides. Dermatol Online J. 2015 Jun 16; 21(6).
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Bratton EM, Knutsen-Larson S, Durairaj VD, Gregory DG, Mellette JR. Combination topical therapy for conjunctival primary acquired melanosis with atypia and periocular lentigo maligna. Cornea. 2015 Jan; 34(1):90-3.