"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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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Melanosis" by people in Profiles.
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Considerations for management of longitudinal melanonychia during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: An international perspective. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug; 83(2):e159-e161.
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Modifiable Risk-factors for Keratinocyte Cancers in Australia: A Case-control Study. Acta Derm Venereol. 2019 Apr 01; 99(4):404-411.
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What's New in Pigmentary Disorders. Dermatol Clin. 2019 Apr; 37(2):175-181.
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A Diffuse, Progressive, Bluish Pigmentation of the Trunk in a White Woman: Answer. Am J Dermatopathol. 2019 Jan; 41(1):68-69.
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A randomized, open-label, comparative study of oral tranexamic acid and tranexamic acid microinjections in patients with melasma. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol. 2019 Jan-Feb; 85(1):39-43.
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Dermoscopic features of conjunctival melanocytic lesions. G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Dec; 153(6):878-881.
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Oral tranexamic acid for the treatment of melasma. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2019 Apr; 44(3):347-349.
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Lentigo vaginae (vaginal melanosis). J Obstet Gynaecol. 2018 Apr; 38(3):442.
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Oral melanoma and other pigmentations: when to biopsy? J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2018 Feb; 32(2):209-214.
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Iris Freckles a Potential Biomarker for Chronic Sun Damage. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2017 05 01; 58(6):BIO174-BIO179.