DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Circumscribed, temporary, post-inflammatory depigmentation due to different mechanisms, which occurs during or in the wake of skin diseases or their treatment (intra- and/or perilesional), e.g. in pityriasis versicolor, atopic eczema, psoriasis vulgaris in syphilistic exanthema (syphilitic leukoderm) The size of the depigmentations is defined by the preceding lesions.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Chemical inhibition of melanogenesis, disturbance in the transport mechanism of melanosomes, UV absorption in scale deposits.
The so-called pseudoleukoderm does not involve disorders of melanocyte function but simple contrast phenomena which occur as in Psseudoleucoderma psoriaticum due to dithranol staining of the surrounding healthy skin.
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Diseases that can trigger or are associated with leukoderms:
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Achromia; Kojic acid; Leucoderma leprosum; Necklace of venus; Pseudoleukoderm; Spot lighter; Stain;Outgoing links (11)
Atopic dermatitis (overview); Camouflage; Depigmentation; Leucoderma leprosum; Leucoderma syphiliticum; Melanosomes; Onchocerciasis; Pityriasis versicolor alba; Pityriasis versicolor (overview); Pseudoleukoderm; ... Show allDisclaimer
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