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.
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"This is due to incontinence of pigment," he explained.
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