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Skin DiscolorationAka: Skin Pigment Changes, Pigmentation Disorder

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  1. See Also
    1. Diffuse Hyperpigmentation
    2. Medication Causes of Hyperpigmentation
  2. Causes: Brown discoloration
    1. See Brown Skin Lesion (or Black Skin Lesion)
    2. See Diffuse Hyperpigmentation
    3. Melanism
    4. Hemosiderin (Hemochromatosis)
  3. Causes: Blue-Gray discoloration
    1. Silver (Argyria)
    2. Arsenic
    3. Alkaptonuria (Ochronosis)
    4. Gold (Chrysoderma)
  4. Causes: Yellow discoloration
    1. Jaundice
    2. Carotenemia
    3. Medications (Quinacrine)
    4. Explosive manufacture (Dinitrophenol, Tetryl)

Discoloration of skin (C0151907)

Definition (NCI)A change from the patient's baseline skin coloration.
ConceptsPathologic Function (T046)
EnglishDiscoloration of skin, DISCOLORATION SKIN, Discolouration of skin, Dyschromia, SKIN DISCOLORATION, SKIN DISCOLOURATION
Spanishalteracion de la coloracion cutanea, decoloracion de la piel, discromia, discromia cutanea
Parent ConceptsPigmentation Disorders (C0549567), PIGMENT CHANGES (C0549661), Integumentary system finding (C1291044), Abnormal color (C0332572), Observation of color of skin (C0475704), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesCST, DXP, MTH, NCI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Pigmentation Disorders (C0549567)

Definition (CSP)disorders of pigmentation of the skin and other organs, including discoloration, hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9709.0, 709.00
MSHD010859
EnglishDisorder of pigmentation, Dyschromia, Pigmen Disorders, Pigment alteration, PIGMENTATION DIS, Pigmentation Disorder, Pigmentation Disorders
Spanishtrastorno de la pigmentacion, trastorno pigmentario
Parent Conceptsskin disorder (C0037274), Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (C0028715), Disease of Skin and Appendages (C0037272), Other skin and subcutaneous tissue disease NOS (C0178301), Pigmentation Disorders (C0549567), Disease (C0012634), Morphologically abnormal structure (C0332447), Acquired disorder of skin color (C0362029)
SourcesAOD, COSTAR, CSP, CST, ICD9CM, LCH, MSH, MTH, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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