Depigmentation is the lightening of the skin or loss of pigment. Depigmentation of the skin can be caused by a number of local and systemic conditions...

Gum depigmentation, also known as gum bleaching, is a procedure used in cosmetic dentistry to lighten or remove black spots or patches on the gums consisting...

chemical formula C6H5CH2OC6H4OH. It is used as a topical drug for medical depigmentation. It is a colourless solid that is classified as the monobenzyl ether...

common pattern, wide and randomly distributed areas of depigmentation Universal vitiligo: depigmentation encompasses most of the body Focal vitiligo: one or...

(sectoral heterochromia iridum) or brilliant blue eyes, patches of skin depigmentation, and a wider gap between the inner corners of the eyes called telecanthus...

strongly correlated with the development of ochronosis, cataracts, patchy depigmentation, and contact dermatitis. Ochronosis can lead to lesions and squamous...

and pigmentary anomalies, including white forelocks and patches of depigmentation on the skin. Poliosis is a common manifestation. In addition to genetic...

mutations. Pale patches of skin, feathers, or fur (often referred to as "depigmentation") can also result from injury. Leucism is often used to describe the...

but not completely devoid of pigment. This is not to be confused with depigmentation, which is characterized as the absence of all pigment. It is caused...

Hydroquinone, also known as benzene-1,4-diol or quinol, is an aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol, a derivative of benzene, having the chemical...

surgically, or lightened with the use of topical depigmentation agents. Some common depigmentation agents such as azelaic acid and kojic acid seem to...

horse (or grey horse) has a coat color characterized by progressive depigmentation of the colored hairs of the coat. Most gray horses have black skin and...

Mequinol is a common active ingredient in topical drugs used for skin depigmentation. As a topical drug mequinol is often mixed with tretinoin, a topical...

become pale. Darkening depigmented skin is also extremely difficult. Depigmentation causes a permanent and extreme sensitivity to the sun. Vitiligo patients...

thought to possess magical power. Vitiligo is a condition that causes depigmentation of sections of skin. It occurs when melanocytes die or are unable to...

after rolling in coloured mud. Asian elephants have some patches of depigmentation, particularly on the head. Calves have brownish or reddish hair, with...

Stomatitis nicotina, also called "smoker's palate", characterized by melanin depigmentation and epithelial thinning. Pindborg, Jens J.; Daftary, Dinesh K.; Mehta...

as a "devil's child" because of vitiligo, a skin condition causing depigmentation, she fled to a refugee camp after her orphanage was bombed. In 1999...

indicus and of E. m. sumatranus with larger and more distinct patches of depigmentation on ears, face, trunk and belly. The skin color of the Indian elephant...

done by electrosurgery, laser treatment, cryotherapy, or the use of depigmentation agents, such as hydroquinone, tretinoin, topical cysteamine, azelaic...

periphery along with retinal atrophy, while the macula is preserved although with a peripheral ring of depigmentation. Retinal vessels are attenuated.)...

usage efficiency, decrease or loss of eyesight (anophthalmia), and depigmentation (absence of pigment in the integument). Conversely, as opposed to lost...

Coloration in Lophocampa maculata Harris 1841: Instar-Specific Partial Depigmentation in Captive and Wild Populations". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society...

Gregory S. (ed.). "A novel role for Mc1r in the parallel evolution of depigmentation in independent populations of the cavefish Astyanax mexicanus". PLOS...

cause Waardenburg syndrome type 2 and Tietz syndrome, which result in depigmentation and deafness.[citation needed] CHS is a disease causing impaired bacteriolysis...

hyperpigmentation), especially at the base of the interdental papillae. Gum depigmentation (aka gum bleaching) is a procedure used in cosmetic dentistry to remove...

enlargement, hypoalbuminaemia, and steatosis; the condition may also cause depigmentation of skin and hair. The disorder is further identified by a characteristic...

diagnosed with the chronic skin condition vitiligo, characterized by depigmentation of portions of the skin, at the age of four. Harlow was a victim of...

01080140089033. PMID 1736874. Liu CSC (August 1999). "A case of acquired iris depigmentation as a possible complication of levobunolol eye drops". British Journal...

changes/ulceration, diplopia, visual changes (opacification) Skin: itching, depigmentation, rash, urticaria, edema, angioedema, bruising, inflammation of the vein...