Pigmentation disorder
Pigmentation disorders are disturbances of human skin color.[1] There may be a loss or reduction, which may be related to loss of melanocytes or the inability of melanocytes to produce melanin or transport melanosomes correctly.[1]
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| Specialty | Dermatology |
Most pigmentation disorders involve the underproduction or overproduction of melanin.[2][3]
References
- James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "36. Disturbances of pigmentation". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. pp. 862–880. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6.
- "MedlinePlus: Skin Pigmentation Disorders".
- "Introduction: Pigment Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition".
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