Phylloid hypomelanosis is a cutaneous condition, a syndrome occurring in patients with mosaic
trisomy 13
A trisomy is a type of polysomy in which there are three instances of a particular chromosome, instead of the normal two. A trisomy is a type of aneuploidy (an abnormal number of chromosomes).
Description and causes
Most organisms that reprodu ...
or translocation trisomy 13.
See also
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Riehl melanosis
Riehl melanosis is a form of contact dermatitis, beginning with pruritus, erythema, and pigmentation that gradually spreads which, after reaching a certain extent, becomes stationary. The pathogenesis of Riehl melanosis is believed to be sun expos ...
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List of cutaneous conditions
References
Disturbances of human pigmentation
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