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    Glossary Pigmentary Incontinence

    melanin leaks from damaged cells into surrounding tissue

    Pigmentary incontinence is a condition where melanin, the pigment responsible for skin and hair color, leaks out of damaged melanocytes (pigment-producing cells) and is taken up by macrophages (a type of immune cell) in the upper dermis. This process often results in areas of skin discoloration and can be seen in various skin disorders, such as lichen planus or vitiligo.

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    1. NEMO syndrome (incontinentia pigmenti) and systemic lupus erythematosus: A new disease association Lupus · 2012 · 10 citations
    2. Acute diffuse and total alopecia: A new subtype of alopecia areata with a favorable prognosis Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 64 citations
    3. Severe diffuse non-scarring hair loss in systemic lupus erythematosus - clinical and histopathological analysis of four cases Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 2011 · 15 citations
    4. Lichen Planus Pigmentosus in North Africa: A Series of 17 Cases Dermatology - Open Journal · 2019 · 4 citations
    5. A patient with diffuse hair loss Indian Dermatology Online Journal · 2015
    6. Epidemiological, Clinical, Trichoscopic, and Histopathological Features of Lupus Erythematous Mimicking Alopecia Areata: A Multicenter Retrospective Study Skin Appendage Disorders · 2022 · 1 citations
    7. Bloch-Sulzberger Syndrome: A Rare X-Linked Dominant Genetic Disorder in a Newborn Cureus · 2023 · 1 citations
    8. Trichoscopic findings of discoid lupus erythematosus alopecia: A cross-sectional study Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2020 · 15 citations
    9. Secondary Cicatricial and other Permanent Alopecias Springer eBooks · 2008
    10. Do Hair Bulb Melanocytes Undergo Apotosis During Hair Follicle Regression (Catagen)? 1998 · 130 citations
    11. Comparative histopathological analyses of non-scarring alopecia in systemic lupus erythematosus patients in Lagos Nigeria Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice · 2023
    12. Scleromyxedema with neurologic involvement: Therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2010
    13. Eosinophils in fibrous tracts and near hair bulbs: A helpful diagnostic feature of alopecia areata Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 1997 · 64 citations
    14. Leucoderma Associated with the Use of Topical Minoxidil: A Report of Two Cases Dermatology · 2000 · 15 citations
    15. Diagnostic Usefulness of a Peribulbar Eosinophilic Infiltrate in Alopecia Areata JAMA Dermatology · 2014 · 19 citations
    16. An Update on Drug-Induced Pigmentation American Journal of Clinical Dermatology · 2018 · 20 citations
    17. A study of the histopathological features of alopecias on transverse sections of scalp biopsies Indian Journal of Dermatology · 2019 · 3 citations
    18. Miz1 is required for hair follicle structure and hair morphogenesis Journal of cell science · 2007 · 33 citations
    19. The distribution of melanocytes and the degradation of melanosomes in fetal hair follicles Micron · 2019 · 4 citations
    20. Role of Dermal Melanocytes in Cutaneous Pigmentation of Stasis Dermatitis 2002 · 2 citations
    21. Non‐thymoma‐associated exfoliative dermatitis in a European shorthair cat: A case report Veterinary Medicine and Science · 2021 · 1 citations
    22. Decreased benzothiazole-type pheomelanin in regrown brown hair in alopecia areata 2018 · 8 citations
    23. BH06 (P100) Dermoscopy and clinicohistopathological profile of lichen planopilaris restricted to the face: a case series of six unusual cases British Journal of Dermatology · 2023
    24. Linear Lichen Planopilaris of the Face: Case Report and Review Skin appendage disorders · 2016 · 5 citations
    25. American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery 2019 Late Breaking Abstracts Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 2019 · 1 citations
    26. Aging of the hair follicle pigmentation system International journal of trichology · 2009 · 75 citations
    27. Dermatopathology and molecular genetics Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 12 citations
    28. American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery - 2018 Late-Breaking Abstracts Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · 2018 · 1 citations
    29. Teaching dermatosurgery Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 1999 · 1 citations
    30. Correspondence Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 1999