Meirovsky phenomenon

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 19.08.2024

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Meirowsky 1909

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Phenomenon named after the German dermatologist Emil Meirowsky that describes the immediate grey-brown pigmentation of the skin caused primarily by UVA rays, which is based on the photooxidation of non-colored melanin precursors into mature melanin and the stimulation of melanosome migration into the dendrites.

See below Instant pigmentation.

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  1. Findlay GH et al. (1966) The Meirowsky phenomenon. Color changes in melanin according to temperature and redox potential. Br J Dermatol 78:572-576.

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Last updated on: 19.08.2024

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer