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Skin pigmentation disorder
Skin pigmentation disorders are conditions where individuals have abnormal skin pigmentation (darker or lighter), either in certain spots or more widely throughout the skin.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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A 21-year old asked:
What exactly causes a skin pigmentation disorder?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Skin pigmentation disorder?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can a person have a skin pigmentation disorder if they come from a mixed race family?
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A 22-year old asked:
Can lupus cause a skin pigmentation disorder?
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A 21-year old asked:
What tests can be done to detect various skin pigmentation disorders?
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A 21-year old asked:
What is fish scale disease, and why does it affect skin pigmentation?
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A female asked:
My skin pigmentation is severely in distress as well as the condition of my skin most noticeable area is my face. I have been on a high dose of amphetamines for about nine years for a severe auto immune sleep disorder. I have some of the classic "tweaker
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A 22-year old female asked:
Diarrhoea, loose stools since 3 years, brittle hair, skin pigmentation, PCOS, borderline anemia, low vit d, watery eyes. Is this auto-immune disease?
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A 32-year old asked:
What could cause changes in skin pigmentation?
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A 21-year old male asked:
What is the best and safest drug for whitening skin and removing dark pigmentations ?
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A 21-year old asked:
Is there a cure forskin pigmentation?
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A 46-year old asked:
Skin care pigmentation in pregnancy. What is it?
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A 48-year old asked:
What is the cause of skin pigmentation at the site of dialysis?
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A 50-year old asked:
How do you clear up hyper-pigmentation on dark, sensitive skin?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can people with vitiligo do to even out skin pigmentation?
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A 36-year old asked:
What kind of skin condition is vitiligo? What causes the loss of pigmentation?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Area of skin that is darker pigmentation on the head of my penis, small area of skin that is slightly light brown, been there for years, no pain
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A 43-year old asked:
Could you please suggest me ay ointments for pigmentation and also is metasone ointment is safe for skin ?
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A 41-year old asked:
Is there any way to reduce skin pigmentation?
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A 46-year old asked:
Which is the optimum skin product for pigmentation?
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A member asked:
I noticed red dot pigmentation appearing on my skin. What is this?
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A 33-year old asked:
What medication can control overproduction of melanin which causes pigmentation on my skin?
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A 52-year old male asked:
I have patches where my skin has lost pigmentation and are white- is there a cure for this?
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A 21-year old male asked:
If I use meladerm will my skin darken and i ll get more pigmentation and if I use chemical peels is it better than meladerm?
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A 18-year old female asked about a 18-year old male:
I'm black & white, I have patches of tiny white dots that come and go on my body. They do not hurt.Is this because i'm bi-racial? Skin pigmentation?
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A 25-year old female asked:
U have severe pigmentation over my upperlip skin area its ugly to see the discolor as compared to face. Pls please help i used a lot of medicines no use.
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A 34-year old asked:
Loss of skin pigmentation due to being pregnant?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can people with dark skin pigmentation use sunblock?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Is there any permanent cure for vitiligo/skin pigmentation?
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A 47-year old asked:
How can hormones, health and nutrition affect your skin pigmentation?
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