Concept information
Preferred term
Hyperpigmentation
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Hypermelanoses
- Hypermelanosis
Note
- do not confuse with HYPOPIGMENTATION
Scope note
- Excessive pigmentation of the skin, usually as a result of increased epidermal or dermal melanin pigmentation, hypermelanosis. Hyperpigmentation can be localized or generalized. The condition may arise from exposure to light, chemicals or other substances, or from a primary metabolic imbalance.
History note
- 93
In other languages
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Finnish
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hyperpigmentatio
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017495
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