Skin Pigmentation Types, Causes and Treatment—A Review
Molecules, 2023 Human skin pigmentation and melanin synthesis are incredibly variable, and are impacted by genetics, UV exposure, and some drugs. Patients’ physical appearance, psychological health, and social functioning are all impacted by a sizable number of skin ...
Amin Mahmood Thawabteh +4 more
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Shining Light on Autophagy in Skin Pigmentation and Pigmentary Disorders
Cells, 2022 Autophagy is a vital process for cell survival and it preserves homeostasis by recycling or disassembling unnecessary or dysfunctional cellular constituents.
Daniela Kovacs +3 more
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Hypopigmented macules of the limbs in two sisters: report on familial Bier spots [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2015 Bier spots are asymptomatic, small, irregular, hypopigmented macules characterized by a normal histological appearance, which are usually found on the arms and legs of young adults.
Giuseppe Stinco +2 more
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A case report: retigabine induced oral mucosal dyspigmentation of the hard palate [PDF]
, 2015 Background Dyspigmentation of the oral mucosa has a multitude of aetiological causes. Retigabine, a new antiepileptic drug, has the potential side effect of inducing a blue/purple pigmentation of the oral mucosa in addition to the skin, lips, nails and ...
Beacher, Nicholas G. +2 more
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Segmental pigmentation disorder
Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 1983 Pigmentary changes with a dermatomal distribution are described in 30 children. The disorder, up to now unrecognized as an entity, is apparently caused by an embryological determination. It is more obvious in children with darker skin, and seems to fade very slowly over the years. In our experience the incidence is 0.35%. No relation to other anomalies
A, Metzker, C, Morag, R, Weitz
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Understanding pseudo-albinism in sole (Solea senegalensis): a transcriptomics and metagenomics approach [PDF]
, 2019 Pseudo-albinism is a pigmentation disorder observed in flatfish aquaculture with a complex, multi-factor aetiology. We tested the hypothesis that pigmentation abnormalities are an overt signal of more generalised modifications in tissue structure and ...
Carballo, Carlos +7 more
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Macroscopic and dermoscopic evaluation used to differentiate subungual haemorrhage from melanocytic lesions [PDF]
Journal of Primary Health Care, 2020 INTRODUCTIONSubungual haemorrhage describes blood located between the nail matrix and nail plate caused by trauma. Lack of recalled trauma and long duration of nail pigmentation results in specialist referrals to rule out malignant pathology.
Amanda Oakley, Mirain Phillips
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Effect of a precision cryotherapy device with temperature adjustability on pigmentation
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2022 Background: Pigmentary skin disorders impair the quality of life, leading to the development of therapeutic modalities. However, these treatments should focus more on effectiveness and safety.
Mi Hee Kwack +5 more
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Suppression of polyglutamine toxicity by a Drosophila homolog of myeloid leukemia factor 1 [PDF]
, 2002 The toxicity of an abnormally long polyglutamine [poly(Q)] tract within specific proteins is the molecular lesion shared by Huntington's disease (HD) and several other hereditary neurodegenerative disorders.
Benzer, Seymour, Kazemi-Esfarjani, Parsa
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Clinical and Genetic Review of Hereditary Acral Reticulate Pigmentary Disorders
Dermatology Research and Practice, 2017 Reticulated pigmentation is a unique pigmentary change caused by a heterogeneous group of hereditary and acquired disorders. This pigmentation is characterized by a mottled appearance, with lesions that vary in size and pigmentary content.
H. Alshaikh, F. Alsaif, S. Aldukhi
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