Hyperpigmentation

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Etiology 3 More General Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• melanoderma
• tattoo

Etiology

• primary cutaneous disorders

• epidermal alteration

• seborrheic keratosis
• acanthosis nigricans ( obesity)
• pigmented actinic keratosis

• proliferation of melanocytes

• lentigo
• melanocytic nevus
• melanoma

• increased systemic disorders

• ephelides ( freckles)
• cafe au lait spots

• systemic disorders

• localized

• epidermal alteration

• seborrheic keratosis ( sign of Leser-Trelat)
• acanthosis nigricans

• endocrine disorders
• paraneoplastic disorders

• proliferation of melanocytes

• lentigines

• Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
• LEOPARD syndrome
• xeroderma pigmentosum

• nevi ( Carney complex)

• LAMB syndrome
• NAME syndrome

• increased pigment production

• cafe au lait spots

• neurofibromatosis
• Albright's syndrome

• urticaria pigmentosa

• dermal pigmentation

• incontinentia pigmenti
• dyskeratosis congenita

• melasma ( mask of pregnancy)

• diffuse

• endocrinopathies

• Addison's disease
• Nelson's syndrome
• ectopic ACTH syndrome

• metabolic disorders

• porphyria cutanea tarda
• hemochromatosis
• vitamin B12 & folate deficiency
• pellagra
• malabsorption: Whipple's disease

• melanosis secondary to metastatic melanoma
• autoimmune disorders

• biliary cirrhosis
• scleroderma
• POEMS syndrome
• eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome

• pharmacologic agents [1]

• bleomycin
• busulfan
• chloroquine & other antimalarials
• corticotropin (ACTH)
• cyclophosphamide
• gold salts
• hypervitaminosis A
• oral contraceptives
• phenothiazines

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

References

1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 829-39
2. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 14th ed. Fauci et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1998, pg 318

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