DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Large or universal hyperpigmentation of the integument due to diffuse melanocyte proliferation in the epidermis and/or dermis.
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Melanoderma is observed in the following diseases:
- Endocrine diseases:
- M. Addison
- ACTH- and/or MSH-forming tumors of the pituitary gland
- Acromegaly
- Hyperthyroidism.
- Internal diseases:
- Cirrhosis of the liver
- malignant lymphogranulomatosis
- Hemochromatosis
- Encephalitis.
- chronic infectious diseases.
- In/after dermatoses of different genesis:
- systemic scleroderma
- Dermatomyositis
- after erythroderma (melanoerythroderma)
- rarely in metastatic malignant melanoma.
- Through medication:
- Arsenic; silver or gold containing medicines (argyrosis, chrysiasis)
- Chlorpromazine
- Chloroquine.
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S. under the respective dermatosis.
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Acromegaly; Addison's disease; Chloroquine; Dermatomyositis (overview); Erythrodermia; Hemochromatosis; Hodgkin's lymphoma, skin manifestations; Hyperpigmentation; Melanoma cutaneous; Scleroderma systemic;Disclaimer
Please ask your physician for a reliable diagnosis. This website is only meant as a reference.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer