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MY COMLEX - MSK/SKIN > PATH - Pigmented Skin Disorders > Flashcards

PATH - Pigmented Skin Disorders Flashcards

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Albinism

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*Normal melanocyte number with DEC melanin production due to DEC tyrosinase activity or defective tyrosine transport. 

INC risk of skin cancer.

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Melasma (chloasma)

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Hyperpigmentation associated with pregnancy (“mask of pregnancy”) or OCP use

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Vitiligo

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Irregular areas of complete depigmentation

autoimmune destruction of *melanocytes

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