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Diffuse Hyperpigmentation

Aka: Diffuse Hyperpigmentation, Melanism, Diffuse Hypermelanosis, Melanosis
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  1. See Also
    1. Skin Discoloration
    2. Hyperpigmentation
  2. Causes
    1. Excessive Melanin deposition: Addison's Disease
    2. Excessive Melanocytes: Phototoxic Drug Reaction
  3. Signs
    1. Diffuse brown discoloration of skin
    2. Oral Mucosa pigmentation
    3. Accentuated areas
      1. Palmar creases
      2. Recent scars
      3. Pressure points at elbow, knee, and knuckles
  4. Differential Diagnosis
    1. Localized Lesions (increased Melanin or Melanocytes)
      1. See Brown Skin Lesion
      2. See Black Skin Lesion
    2. Diffuse skin changes
      1. See Skin Discoloration
      2. See Hyperpigmentation
      3. See Medication Causes of Hyperpigmentation

Melanosis (C0025209)

Definition (MSH) Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D008548
SnomedCT 48010006, 239082002, 156438005, 267870007, 414662006
English Melanoses, Melanosis, Melanism, MELANOSIS, Melanosis, NOS, Melanosis [Disease/Finding], melanism, melanose, Melanosis (morphologic abnormality), melanosis, Melanosis (disorder)
French MELANOSE, Mélanose, Mélanisme
Portuguese MELANOSE, Melanose, Melanismo
Spanish MELANOSIS, Melanosis, melanismo, melanosis (anomalía morfológica), melanosis, Melanosis (trastorno), Melanismo
German MELANOSE, Melanosis, Melanismus, Melanose
Swedish Melanos
Japanese ﾒﾗﾉｰｼｽ, メラニン沈着症, メラニン沈着, 肝斑, メラノーシス, 黒皮症, そばかす, 黒色症, 肝斑(カンハン)
Czech melanóza, Melanóza
Finnish Melanoosi
Russian MELANODERMIIA, MELANOZ, KHLOAZMA, PIGMENTNYE PIATNA NA KOZHE, МЕЛАНОДЕРМИЯ, МЕЛАНОЗ, ПИГМЕНТНЫЕ ПЯТНА НА КОЖЕ, ХЛОАЗМА
Italian Melanismo, Melanosi
Croatian MELANOZA
Polish Melanoza
Hungarian Melanosis
Dutch melanosis, Melanisme, Melanosis
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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