Hypopigmentation
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| Hypopigmentation | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| DiseasesDB | 21207 |
|---|---|
| MeSH | D017496 |
Hypopigmentation is the loss of skin color. It is caused by melanocyte or melanin depletion, or a decrease in the amino acid tyrosine, which is used by melanocytes to make melanin.
[edit] Associated conditions
It is seen in:
- albinism
- idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
- leprosy
- leucism
- Phenylketonuria
- pityriasis alba
- vitiligo
- Angelman syndrome
- tinea versicolor
[edit] See also
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