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Descriptor English: Hypopigmentation
Descriptor Spanish: Hipopigmentación
Descriptor hipopigmentación
Scope note: Condición ocasionada por un déficit de formación de melanina o por pérdida de la melanina pre-existente o de melanocitos. Puede ser parcial o completa y puede producirse por traumas, inflamación, y ciertas infecciones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hipopigmentação
Descriptor French: Hypopigmentation
Entry term(s): Hypomelanoses
Hypomelanosis
Tree number(s): C17.800.621.440
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017496
Scope note: A condition caused by a deficiency or a loss of melanin pigmentation in the epidermis, also known as hypomelanosis. Hypopigmentation can be localized or generalized, and may result from genetic defects, trauma, inflammation, or infections.
Annotation: do not confuse with HYPERPIGMENTATION
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Pigmentation Disorders (1966-1992)
Public MeSH Note: 93
History Note: 93
DeCS ID: 30691
Unique ID: D017496
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/20
Revision Date: 2016/07/01
Hypopigmentation - Preferred
Concept UI M0026547
Scope note A condition caused by a deficiency or a loss of melanin pigmentation in the epidermis, also known as hypomelanosis. Hypopigmentation can be localized or generalized, and may result from genetic defects, trauma, inflammation, or infections.
Preferred term Hypopigmentation
Entry term(s) Hypomelanoses
Hypomelanosis



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