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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Hypopigmented skin patches
  1. Bloom syndrome 
    ... are lighter or darker than the surrounding areas (hypopigmentation or hyperpigmentation respectively). These patches appear on areas of the skin that are ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/bloom-syndrome - Genetics
  2. Fanconi anemia 
    ... skin coloring such as unusually light-colored skin (hypopigmentation) or café-au-lait spots, which are flat patches on the skin that are darker than the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/fanconi-anemia - Genetics
  3. Constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome 
    ... lait spots). Some affected individuals have freckling or patches of skin that are unusually light in color (hypopigmented). Rarely, people with CMMRD syndrome will develop a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...ional-mismatch-repair-deficiency-syndrome - Genetics
  4. Dowling-Degos disease 
    ... commonly on the scalp. Rarely, affected individuals have patches of skin that are unusually light in color (hypopigmented).In rare cases, individuals with Dowling-Degos disease ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/dowling-degos-disease - Genetics
  5. Poikiloderma with neutropenia 
    ... affected child is left with darker and lighter patches of skin coloring (hyperpigmentation and hypopigmentation) and small clusters of blood vessels just under ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/poikiloderma-with-neutropenia - Genetics
  6. Incontinentia pigmenti 
    ... hyperpigmentation) that occur in a swirled pattern. These patches, which can occur anywhere on the body, fade with time. Adults with incontinentia pigmenti usually have lines of unusually light-colored skin (hypopigmentation) on their arms and legs. These markings follow ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/incontinentia-pigmenti - Genetics
  7. Piebaldism 
    ... Katsambas AD. A review of genetic disorders of hypopigmentation: lessons learned from the biology of melanocytes. Exp ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/piebaldism - Genetics