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Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation

Introduction

Postinflammatory hyper pigmentation, also known as post inflammatory hypermelanosis, can result from any natural or iatrogenic inflammatory condition, resulting from two mechanism:

  1. Increased epidermal pigmentation via increased melanocyte activity
  2. Dermal melanosis from melanocyte damage and melanin drop out from the epidermis into the dermis.[1][2]
See also

See also

References

References

  1. ↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology. (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ↑ Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 1-4160-2999-0.

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