"Melanosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D008548
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.430.530
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| Concept/Terms |
Chloasma- Chloasma
- Chloasmas
- Melasma
- Melasmas
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanosis" by people in Profiles.
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Pseudomelanosis duodeni: associated with multiple clinical conditions and unpredictable iron stainability - a case series. Endoscopy. 2008 Feb; 40(2):165-7.
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Laugier and Hunziker pigmentation: a lentiginous proliferation of melanocytes. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2004 May; 50(5 Suppl):S70-4.
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Peritoneal implantation of meningeal melanosis via ventriculoperitoneal shunt: a case report and review of the literature. Diagn Cytopathol. 1995 Oct; 13(3):257-9.
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MR of leptomeningeal melanosis in children. Eur J Radiol. 1995 Jul; 20(2):93-9.