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Melanin Pigment Present

MedGen UID:
362084
•Concept ID:
C1881766
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Finding

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMelanin Pigment Present

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Albinism: epidemiology, genetics, cutaneous characterization, psychosocial factors.
Marçon CR, Maia M
An Bras Dermatol 2019 Sep-Oct;94(5):503-520. Epub 2019 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.09.023. PMID: 31777350Free PMC Article
A review of the etiologies, clinical characteristics, and treatment of canities.
Triwongwaranat D, Thuangtong R, Arunkajohnsak S
Int J Dermatol 2019 Jun;58(6):659-666. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14399. PMID: 30768676
Characteristics and management of Asian skin.
Chan IL, Cohen S, da Cunha MG, Maluf LC
Int J Dermatol 2019 Feb;58(2):131-143. Epub 2018 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14153. PMID: 30039861

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Managing longitudinal melanonychia.
Samson P, Curvale C, Iniesta A, Gay A
Hand Surg Rehabil 2024 Apr;43S:101526. doi: 10.1016/j.hansur.2022.12.007. PMID: 38879227
Albinism: epidemiology, genetics, cutaneous characterization, psychosocial factors.
Marçon CR, Maia M
An Bras Dermatol 2019 Sep-Oct;94(5):503-520. Epub 2019 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.09.023. PMID: 31777350Free PMC Article
Characteristics and management of Asian skin.
Chan IL, Cohen S, da Cunha MG, Maluf LC
Int J Dermatol 2019 Feb;58(2):131-143. Epub 2018 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14153. PMID: 30039861
Photodermatoses in the Pigmented Skin.
Sharma VK, Sahni K
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;996:111-122. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56017-5_10. PMID: 29124695
Oculocutaneous albinism.
Grønskov K, Ek J, Brondum-Nielsen K
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Nov 2;2:43. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-43. PMID: 17980020Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Black and Brown: Non-neoplastic Pigmentation of the Oral Mucosa.
Rosebush MS, Briody AN, Cordell KG
Head Neck Pathol 2019 Mar;13(1):47-55. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s12105-018-0980-9. PMID: 30671761Free PMC Article
Photodermatoses in the Pigmented Skin.
Sharma VK, Sahni K
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;996:111-122. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56017-5_10. PMID: 29124695
Oculocutaneous albinism.
Grønskov K, Ek J, Brondum-Nielsen K
Orphanet J Rare Dis 2007 Nov 2;2:43. doi: 10.1186/1750-1172-2-43. PMID: 17980020Free PMC Article
Metastatic amelanotic melanoma.
Mehta N, Shetty TS, Suhas U, Patnaik PS, Joshi R
Indian J Gastroenterol 2002 Jul-Aug;21(4):160-1. PMID: 12385549
Malignant melanoma.
Slominski A, Wortsman J, Carlson AJ, Matsuoka LY, Balch CM, Mihm MC
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001 Oct;125(10):1295-306. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-1295-MM. PMID: 11570904

Therapy

Clinical evidences of benefits from an advanced skin care routine in comparison with a simple routine.
Messaraa C, Robertson N, Walsh M, Hurley S, Doyle L, Mansfield A, Daly L, Tansey C, Mavon A
J Cosmet Dermatol 2020 Aug;19(8):1993-1999. Epub 2019 Dec 15 doi: 10.1111/jocd.13252. PMID: 31840424
Albinism: epidemiology, genetics, cutaneous characterization, psychosocial factors.
Marçon CR, Maia M
An Bras Dermatol 2019 Sep-Oct;94(5):503-520. Epub 2019 Sep 30 doi: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.09.023. PMID: 31777350Free PMC Article
Characteristics and management of Asian skin.
Chan IL, Cohen S, da Cunha MG, Maluf LC
Int J Dermatol 2019 Feb;58(2):131-143. Epub 2018 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14153. PMID: 30039861
Photodermatoses in the Pigmented Skin.
Sharma VK, Sahni K
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;996:111-122. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56017-5_10. PMID: 29124695
The melanogenesis and mechanisms of skin-lightening agents--existing and new approaches.
Gillbro JM, Olsson MJ
Int J Cosmet Sci 2011 Jun;33(3):210-21. Epub 2011 Jan 25 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2010.00616.x. PMID: 21265866

Prognosis

Review of Laser Treatments for Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Skin of Color.
Sowash M, Alster T
Am J Clin Dermatol 2023 May;24(3):381-396. Epub 2023 Feb 13 doi: 10.1007/s40257-023-00759-7. PMID: 36781686
Photodermatoses in the Pigmented Skin.
Sharma VK, Sahni K
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;996:111-122. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56017-5_10. PMID: 29124695
Skin of color: biology, structure, function, and implications for dermatologic disease.
Taylor SC
J Am Acad Dermatol 2002 Feb;46(2 Suppl Understanding):S41-62. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2002.120790. PMID: 11807469
Malignant melanoma.
Slominski A, Wortsman J, Carlson AJ, Matsuoka LY, Balch CM, Mihm MC
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001 Oct;125(10):1295-306. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-1295-MM. PMID: 11570904
Selective photothermolysis: precise microsurgery by selective absorption of pulsed radiation.
Anderson RR, Parrish JA
Science 1983 Apr 29;220(4596):524-7. doi: 10.1126/science.6836297. PMID: 6836297

Clinical prediction guides

Characteristics and management of Asian skin.
Chan IL, Cohen S, da Cunha MG, Maluf LC
Int J Dermatol 2019 Feb;58(2):131-143. Epub 2018 Jul 24 doi: 10.1111/ijd.14153. PMID: 30039861
Photodermatoses in the Pigmented Skin.
Sharma VK, Sahni K
Adv Exp Med Biol 2017;996:111-122. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-56017-5_10. PMID: 29124695
Skin of color: biology, structure, function, and implications for dermatologic disease.
Taylor SC
J Am Acad Dermatol 2002 Feb;46(2 Suppl Understanding):S41-62. doi: 10.1067/mjd.2002.120790. PMID: 11807469
Malignant melanoma.
Slominski A, Wortsman J, Carlson AJ, Matsuoka LY, Balch CM, Mihm MC
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2001 Oct;125(10):1295-306. doi: 10.5858/2001-125-1295-MM. PMID: 11570904
Selective photothermolysis: precise microsurgery by selective absorption of pulsed radiation.
Anderson RR, Parrish JA
Science 1983 Apr 29;220(4596):524-7. doi: 10.1126/science.6836297. PMID: 6836297

Recent systematic reviews

Malignant melanoma of the prostate gland: A systematic review.
Caputo A, Addesso M, Zeppa P, D'Antonio A
Pathol Res Pract 2021 Oct;226:153594. Epub 2021 Aug 24 doi: 10.1016/j.prp.2021.153594. PMID: 34481214
Systematic review of treatment modalities for gingival depigmentation: a random-effects poisson regression analysis.
Lin YH, Tu YK, Lu CT, Chung WC, Huang CF, Huang MS, Lu HK
J Esthet Restor Dent 2014 May-Jun;26(3):162-78. Epub 2014 Jan 12 doi: 10.1111/jerd.12087. PMID: 24418367
Diffuse melanosis cutis: a systematic review of the literature.
Sebaratnam DF, Venugopal SS, Frew JW, McMillan JR, Finkelstein ER, Martin LK, Murrell DF
J Am Acad Dermatol 2013 Mar;68(3):482-8. Epub 2012 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.08.018. PMID: 23219556

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