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Depigmentation

MedGen UID:
854351
Concept ID:
C3887488
Finding

Definition

Loss of all color from the skin. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDepigmentation

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Thawabteh AM, Jibreen A, Karaman D, Thawabteh A, Karaman R
Molecules 2023 Jun 18;28(12) doi: 10.3390/molecules28124839. PMID: 37375394Free PMC Article
Frisoli ML, Essien K, Harris JE
Annu Rev Immunol 2020 Apr 26;38:621-648. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-100919-023531. PMID: 32017656
Plensdorf S, Livieratos M, Dada N
Am Fam Physician 2017 Dec 15;96(12):797-804. PMID: 29431372

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ezzedine K, Peeva E, Yamaguchi Y, Cox LA, Banerjee A, Han G, Hamzavi I, Ganesan AK, Picardo M, Thaçi D, Harris JE, Bae JM, Tsukamoto K, Sinclair R, Pandya AG, Sloan A, Yu D, Gandhi K, Vincent MS, King B
J Am Acad Dermatol 2023 Feb;88(2):395-403. Epub 2022 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.11.005. PMID: 36370907
Rosmarin D, Passeron T, Pandya AG, Grimes P, Harris JE, Desai SR, Lebwohl M, Ruer-Mulard M, Seneschal J, Wolkerstorfer A, Kornacki D, Sun K, Butler K, Ezzedine K; TRuE-V Study Group
N Engl J Med 2022 Oct 20;387(16):1445-1455. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2118828. PMID: 36260792
Rosmarin D, Pandya AG, Lebwohl M, Grimes P, Hamzavi I, Gottlieb AB, Butler K, Kuo F, Sun K, Ji T, Howell MD, Harris JE
Lancet 2020 Jul 11;396(10244):110-120. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30609-7. PMID: 32653055
Geisler AN, Phillips GS, Barrios DM, Wu J, Leung DYM, Moy AP, Kern JA, Lacouture ME
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Nov;83(5):1255-1268. Epub 2020 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.132. PMID: 32454097Free PMC Article
Rodrigues M, Ezzedine K, Hamzavi I, Pandya AG, Harris JE; Vitiligo Working Group
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Jul;77(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.10.048. PMID: 28619550

Diagnosis

Frisoli ML, Essien K, Harris JE
Annu Rev Immunol 2020 Apr 26;38:621-648. Epub 2020 Feb 4 doi: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-100919-023531. PMID: 32017656
Plensdorf S, Livieratos M, Dada N
Am Fam Physician 2017 Dec 15;96(12):797-804. PMID: 29431372
Rodrigues M, Ezzedine K, Hamzavi I, Pandya AG, Harris JE; Vitiligo Working Group
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Jul;77(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.10.048. PMID: 28619550
Picardo M, Dell'Anna ML, Ezzedine K, Hamzavi I, Harris JE, Parsad D, Taieb A
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2015 Jun 4;1:15011. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2015.11. PMID: 27189851
Ezzedine K, Eleftheriadou V, Whitton M, van Geel N
Lancet 2015 Jul 4;386(9988):74-84. Epub 2015 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60763-7. PMID: 25596811

Therapy

Feng Y, Lu Y
Front Immunol 2022;13:986918. Epub 2022 Aug 31 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.986918. PMID: 36119071Free PMC Article
Geisler AN, Phillips GS, Barrios DM, Wu J, Leung DYM, Moy AP, Kern JA, Lacouture ME
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Nov;83(5):1255-1268. Epub 2020 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.132. PMID: 32454097Free PMC Article
Freites-Martinez A, Shapiro J, Goldfarb S, Nangia J, Jimenez JJ, Paus R, Lacouture ME
J Am Acad Dermatol 2019 May;80(5):1179-1196. Epub 2018 Apr 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.03.055. PMID: 29660422Free PMC Article
Plensdorf S, Livieratos M, Dada N
Am Fam Physician 2017 Dec 15;96(12):797-804. PMID: 29431372
Ezzedine K, Eleftheriadou V, Whitton M, van Geel N
Lancet 2015 Jul 4;386(9988):74-84. Epub 2015 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60763-7. PMID: 25596811

Prognosis

Bleuel R, Eberlein B
J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2018 Nov;16(11):1309-1313. Epub 2018 Oct 18 doi: 10.1111/ddg.13680. PMID: 30335222
Rodrigues M, Ezzedine K, Hamzavi I, Pandya AG, Harris JE; Vitiligo Working Group
J Am Acad Dermatol 2017 Jul;77(1):1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.10.048. PMID: 28619550
Ezzedine K, Eleftheriadou V, Whitton M, van Geel N
Lancet 2015 Jul 4;386(9988):74-84. Epub 2015 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60763-7. PMID: 25596811
Mahmoudi A, Rami M, Khattala K, Elmadi A, Afifi MA, Youssef B
Pan Afr Med J 2013;14:60. Epub 2013 Feb 12 doi: 10.11604/pamj.2013.14.60.1543. PMID: 23565307Free PMC Article
Damico FM, Kiss S, Young LH
Semin Ophthalmol 2005 Jul-Sep;20(3):183-90. doi: 10.1080/08820530500232126. PMID: 16282153

Clinical prediction guides

Hwang JR, Driscoll MS
Ann Pharmacother 2023 Aug;57(8):948-955. Epub 2022 Dec 23 doi: 10.1177/10600280221143748. PMID: 36564903
Ezzedine K, Peeva E, Yamaguchi Y, Cox LA, Banerjee A, Han G, Hamzavi I, Ganesan AK, Picardo M, Thaçi D, Harris JE, Bae JM, Tsukamoto K, Sinclair R, Pandya AG, Sloan A, Yu D, Gandhi K, Vincent MS, King B
J Am Acad Dermatol 2023 Feb;88(2):395-403. Epub 2022 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.11.005. PMID: 36370907
Rosmarin D, Passeron T, Pandya AG, Grimes P, Harris JE, Desai SR, Lebwohl M, Ruer-Mulard M, Seneschal J, Wolkerstorfer A, Kornacki D, Sun K, Butler K, Ezzedine K; TRuE-V Study Group
N Engl J Med 2022 Oct 20;387(16):1445-1455. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2118828. PMID: 36260792
Leung AKC, Lam JM, Leong KF, Hon KL
Curr Pediatr Rev 2021;17(2):76-91. doi: 10.2174/1573396316666201210125858. PMID: 33302860
Le Poole C, Boissy RE
Semin Cutan Med Surg 1997 Mar;16(1):3-14. doi: 10.1016/s1085-5629(97)80030-2. PMID: 9125760

Recent systematic reviews

Matthews BG, Thomson CE, Harding MP, McKinley JC, Ware RS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2024 Feb 9;2(2):CD014687. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014687.pub2. PMID: 38334217Free PMC Article
Leszczynski R, da Silva CA, Pinto ACPN, Kuczynski U, da Silva EM
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Sep 26;9(9):CD011642. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011642.pub2. PMID: 36161591Free PMC Article
Post NF, Ezekwe N, Narayan VS, Bekkenk MW, Van Geel N, Hamzavi I, Passeron T, Wolkerstorfer A
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2022 Jun;36(6):779-789. Epub 2022 Mar 1 doi: 10.1111/jdv.18005. PMID: 35176186Free PMC Article
Bailey AJM, Li HO, Tan MG, Cheng W, Dover JS
J Am Acad Dermatol 2022 Apr;86(4):797-810. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.03.116. PMID: 33857549
Phan K, Phan S, Shumack S, Gupta M
J Dermatolog Treat 2022 Feb;33(1):173-177. Epub 2020 Apr 2 doi: 10.1080/09546634.2020.1735615. PMID: 32096671

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