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Most pigmentation disorders involve the underproduction or overproduction of melanin.[1][2]
Melanin is a pigment produced by melanocytes.[3]
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Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (integumentary system) (L, 680-709) |
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| Bullous disorders |
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| Dermatitis and eczema |
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| Papulosquamous disorders |
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| Urticaria and erythema |
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| Radiation-related disorders |
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| Disorders of skin appendages |
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pigmentation disorder ( Vitiligo, Melasma, Freckle, Café au lait spot, Lentigo/ Liver spot, Acanthosis nigricans)
keratosis (Seborrheic keratosis, Callus) - other epidermal thickening (Ichthyosis acquisita, Palmoplantar keratoderma)
skin ulcer (Pyoderma gangrenosum, Bedsore)
atrophic (Lichen sclerosus, Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans)
necrobiosis (Granuloma annulare, Necrobiosis lipoidica) - other granuloma (Granuloma faciale, Pyogenic granuloma)
vasculitis (Livedoid vasculitis, Erythema elevatum diutinum)
Keloid - Systemic lupus erythematosus - Morphea - Calcinosis cutis - Sclerodactyly - Ainhum
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