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leukoderma /leu·ko·der·ma/ (-der´mah) an acquired condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin.
leukoderma acquisi´tum centri´fugum halo nevus. syphilitic leukoderma indistinct coarsely mottled hypopigmentation, usually on the sides of the neck, in late secondary syphilis.
leukoderma [lo̅o̅kōdur′mə] Etymology: Gk, leukos + derma, skin localized loss of skin pigment caused by several specific causes. Compare vitiligo. Also spelled leucoderma. leukoderma [loo″ko-der´mah] an acquired condition with localized loss of pigmentation of the skin. leukoderma acquisi´tum centri´fugum a pigmented nevus surrounded by a ring of depigmentation; see also halo nevus. syphilitic leukoderma indistinct, coarsely mottled hypopigmentation, usually on the sides of the neck, in late secondary syphilis.
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