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Melanosis
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Melanosis
Tree Number(s)
C17.800.621.430.530
Unique ID
D008548
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008548
Annotation
for neurocutaneous melanosis, coord with
NEUROCUTANEOUS SYNDROMES
Scope Note
Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.
Entry Term(s)
Chloasma
Freckles
Melanism
Melasma
NLM Classification #
WR 265
Public MeSH Note
FRECKLES was see LENTIGO 1963-79
Online Note
use LENTIGO to search FRECKLES 1966-79
History Note
FRECKLES was see LENTIGO 1963-79
Date Established
1960/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2016/07/01
Allowable Qualifiers
blood (BL)
cerebrospinal fluid (CF)
chemically induced (CI)
classification (CL)
complications (CO)
congenital (CN)
diagnosis (DI)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
diet therapy (DH)
drug therapy (DT)
economics (EC)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
epidemiology (EP)
ethnology (EH)
etiology (ET)
genetics (GE)
history (HI)
immunology (IM)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
mortality (MO)
nursing (NU)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiopathology (PP)
prevention & control (PC)
psychology (PX)
radiotherapy (RT)
rehabilitation (RH)
surgery (SU)
therapy (TH)
urine (UR)
veterinary (VE)
virology (VI)
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
Skin Diseases [C17.800]
Pigmentation Disorders [C17.800.621]
Hyperpigmentation [C17.800.621.430]
Melanosis [C17.800.621.430.530]
Acanthosis Nigricans [C17.800.621.430.530.100]
Lentigo [C17.800.621.430.530.550]
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Melanosis
Preferred
Concept UI
M0013316
Scope Note
Disorders of increased melanin pigmentation that develop without preceding inflammatory disease.
Terms
Melanosis
Preferred Term
Term UI
T025436
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
POPLINE (1978)
Melanism
Term UI
T025437
Date
04/06/1992
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1993)
Freckles
Related
Concept UI
M0013315
Terms
Freckles
Preferred Term
Term UI
T025435
Date
03/13/1979
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Chloasma
Related
Concept UI
M0013317
Terms
Chloasma
Preferred Term
Term UI
T025438
Date
03/13/1979
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
UNK (19XX)
Melasma
Term UI
T025439
Date
12/26/1978
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
POPLINE (1978)
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