Latest Insights into Skin Hyperpigmentation
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Skin Hyperpigmentation in Indian Population: Insights and Best Practice
Skin pigmentation is one of the most strikingly variable phenotypes in humans, therefore making cutaneous pigmentation disorders frequent symptoms manifesting in a multitude of forms. The most common among them include lentigines, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, dark eye circles, and melasma. Variability of skin tones throughout the world is well-documented, some skin tones being reported a...
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To the Editor: Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is an acquired hypermelanosis, which occurs after inflammation, trauma, or therapeutic interventions. PIH presents as irregular darkly pigmented macules that can persist for months or even years. PIH occurs more frequently in the darker Fitzpatrick skin types IV to VI, for instance, found in individuals from Africa, Asia, and South America...
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A 65-year old patient developed a sacral decubitus ulcer with osteomyelitis after a jaw reconstruction for osteonecrosis of the jaw. (Figure 1B illustrates the skin color just before start of tigecycline treatment). Based on cultures, the unfavourable evolution of the wounds, and her β-lactam allergy, tigecycline was given for a total of 102 days. After 2.5 months of treatment, a progressive br...
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Previous reports have shown the association between familial spastic paraplegia and hypopigmentation of the skin. A family is reported in which three siblings presented with progressive spastic paraparesis and cerebellar ataxia. All the siblings had large hyperpigmented naevi of the lower extremities while none of the unaffected members had a skin lesion. A definite association appears to exist...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1087-0024
DOI: 10.1038/jidsymp.2008.7