Hyperpigmentation
"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,
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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hyperpigmentation" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Hyperpigmentation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hyperpigmentation" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Nair N, Chang J, Evans MS. Congenital hypopigmentation, hyperpigmentation, and punctate palmoplantar keratoderma. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 05; 39(3):476-477.
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Davis KP, Gaffey MM, Kompelli AR, Richter GT. Cutaneous hyperpigmentation following bleomycin sclerotherapy for vascular malformations. Pediatr Dermatol. 2022 Jan; 39(1):103-106.
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Schenck OL, Blechman AB, Kaley JR, Greer KE. Large hyperpigmented plaques on the trunk of a newborn. Cutis. 2017 Apr; 99(4):230;261;264.
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Hao L, Mahmoud F. Image Diagnosis: A Striking Bleomycin-Induced Skin Toxicity: Flagellate Hyperpigmentation. Perm J. 2017; 21:16-001.