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Descriptor English:   Hyperpigmentation 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hiperpigmentación 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hiperpigmentação 
Tree Number:   C17.800.621.430
Definition English:   Excessive pigmentation of the skin, usually as a result of increased epidermal or dermal melanin pigmentation, hypermelanosis. Hyperpigmentation can be localized or generalized. The condition may arise from exposure to light, chemicals or other substances, or from a primary metabolic imbalance. 
Indexing Annotation English:   do not confuse with HYPOPIGMENTATION
History Note English:   93 
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Record Number:   30694 
Unique Identifier:   D017495 

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