Hypopigmentation
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Hypopigmentation in vitiligo.
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| ICD-10 | L80, L81.5-L81.6 |
| ICD-9 | 709.0 |
| DiseasesDB | 21207 |
| MeSH | D017496 |
Hypopigmentation is the loss of skin color. It is caused by melanocyte or melanin depletion, or a decrease in the amino acid tyrosine, which is used by melanocytes to make melanin.
Treatments[edit]
Often, hypopigmentation can be brought on by laser treatments; however, the hypopigmentation can be treated with other lasers or light sources.[1]
Associated conditions[edit]
It is seen in:
- albinism
- idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
- leprosy
- leucism
- Phenylketonuria
- pityriasis alba
- vitiligo
- Angelman syndrome
- tinea versicolor
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References[edit]
- ^ Reszko, Anetta; Sukal, Sean A.; Geronemus, Roy G. (14 July 2008). "Reversal of Laser-Induced Hypopigmentation with a Narrow-Band UV-B Light Source in a Patient with Skin Type VI". Dermatologic Surgery 34 (10): 1423–1426. doi:10.1097/00042728-200810000-00021.
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