Abstract
Deposition in the skin of other pigments belonging to the patient’s own body besides melanin, or pigments foreign to the body, is called dyschromia. The normal skin color is changed either diffusely or in circumscribed areas. Dyschromias can be caused endogenously or exogenously.
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Braun-Falco, O., Plewig, G., Wolff, H.H., Winkelmann, R.K. (1991). Dyschromias. In: Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-00181-3_27
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