"Lentigo" 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.
Small circumscribed melanoses resembling, but differing histologically from, freckles. The concept includes senile lentigo ('liver spots') and nevoid lentigo (nevus spilus, lentigo simplex) and may also occur in association with multiple congenital defects or congenital syndromes (e.g., Peutz-Jeghers syndrome).
| Descriptor ID |
D007911
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.621.430.530.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Lentigo- Lentigo
- Lentigos
- Lentigines
- Lentiginosis
- Lentiginoses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lentigo" by people in Profiles.
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Association of sunbed use with skin cancer risk factors in Europe: an investigation within the Euromelanoma skin cancer prevention campaign. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2019 Mar; 33 Suppl 2:76-88.
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Appearance of lentigines in psoriasis patient treated with guselkumab. Dermatol Online J. 2019 Jan 15; 25(1).
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Development of a Pigmented Facial Lesion Scale Based on Darkness and Extent of Lesions in Older Veterans. J Invest Dermatol. 2019 05; 139(5):1185-1187.
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Accuracy of Dermoscopic Criteria for the Diagnosis of Melanoma In Situ. JAMA Dermatol. 2018 04 01; 154(4):414-419.
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Acral lentiginosis associated with tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil (TS-1). Eur J Dermatol. 2017 04 01; 27(2):209-210.
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Prevalence of pigmentary disorders and their impact on quality of life: a prospective cohort study. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2008 Sep; 7(3):164-8.