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What does hyperpigmentation mean?

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Noun
  1. The darkening of an area of skin or nails, caused by increased melanin.
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Some patients never develop the full classical triad of hyperpigmentation, hypotension, and hyponatraemia.
A focal area of hyperpigmentation with an associated crusted lesion was over the left midclavicular area.
Their clinical symptoms were primarily hyperkeratosis and hyperpigmentation, which are well-recognized signs of arsenicalism.
A series of peels is usually recommended to achieve visible results on acne, acne scars, hyperpigmentation, melasma and photodamage.
This iatrogenic hyperpigmentation is associated with lipofuscin rather than melanin deposits.
Physical examination revealed a blue-gray hyperpigmentation of the forehead, cheeks, nose, malar regions and chin.

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