incontinence of pigment
in·con·ti·nence of pig·ment
loss of melanin from the epidermis, and accumulation in melanophages in the upper dermis; seen in several inflammatory diseases of the skin and in incontinentia pigmenti.
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Histologically, there is flattened epidermis with isolated necrosis of keratinocytes and micrscopic areas of the cleavage of the dermo-epidermal junction which lead to
incontinence of pigment in the form of free melanin in the dermis or within the dermal macrophages.
"This is due to
incontinence of pigment," he explained.
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