The color of skin: white diseases of the skin, nails, and mucosa.
Albinism
/ diagnosis
Color
Cosmetics
/ adverse effects
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Hypopigmentation
/ diagnosis
Inflammation
/ complications
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
/ diagnosis
Malignant Atrophic Papulosis
/ diagnosis
Mucous Membrane
Nail Diseases
/ etiology
Nevus, Halo
/ diagnosis
Pityriasis Lichenoides
/ diagnosis
Prognosis
Skin Lightening Preparations
/ adverse effects
Tinea Versicolor
/ diagnosis
Vibration
/ adverse effects
Vitiligo
/ diagnosis
Waardenburg Syndrome
/ diagnosis
Journal
Clinics in dermatology
ISSN: 1879-1131
Titre abrégé: Clin Dermatol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8406412
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez:
4
1
2020
pubmed:
4
1
2020
medline:
11
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
White diseases are a heterogenous group characterized by hypopigmentation or depigmentation. Skin and eye color are determined by the number and size of melanosomes present. Melanin is produced by melanosomes in the melanocytes present within the epidermis of the skin, uvea, and retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE). Conditions altering the number of melanocytes or concentration of melanin result in a lack of pigmentation, appearing as "white diseases" ranging from the well-known albinism and vitiligo to more esoteric white hand syndrome and Degos disease.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31896410
pii: S0738-081X(19)30129-4
doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2019.07.018
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Cosmetics
0
Skin Lightening Preparations
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
561-579Informations de copyright
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