Diseases

Melanosis

Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Melanism
  • Melanoses
  • Chloasma
  • Freckles
  • Melasma
  • Chloasmas
  • Freckle
  • Melasmas

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

for neurocutaneous melanosis, coord with NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES

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History Note

FRECKLES was see LENTIGO 1963-79

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  1. C17.800w.621w.430w.530w

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NLM Classification

WR 265

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Melanosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008548. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008548
  2. Melanosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanosis
  3. Melanosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6811539