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acanthosis nigricans, close-up, acanthosis nigricans on the hand, neurofibromatosis, giant cafe-au-lait spot, vitiligo, drug induced, vitiligo on the face, cutis marmorata on the leg, dyschromia, mottling, irregular, patchy discoloration, the skin, variations in pigment, melanin, density, blood vessel, vascular, growth, foreign organisms on the skin, mottling, mottled skin refers specifically to vascular changes, in the skin which cause a patchy appearance, melanin, pigment produced, in the skin cells that causes, skin coloration, an amino acid, tyrosine, converted to melanin, a series, complex chemical steps, in the skin cells, process, heredity, heat, trauma, solar, ionizing radiation, heavy metals, factors, pigment production, distribution, in the body is regulated in part by hormones, changes in any of these factors, result in hyperpigmentation, increase in pigment production, hypopigmentation, decrease in pigment production, changes temporary, permanent, pigment changes, primary, existing, a separate disorder, secondary to, resulting, disorders, a person's degree of skin pigmentation determines, to some extent, various dermatological diseases to which a person susceptible, lighter-skinned people, more sensitive to sun exposure, subsequent development of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, excessive sun exposure, risk factor, darker-skinned people, generally, pigment changes, cosmetic, not affect physical health, psychological stress, pigment changes, pigment changes, indicate a risk, disorders, sunburn, sun tan, unapplication of sunscreen resulting in areas of burn, tan, no tan, cuts, scrapes, wounds, insect bites, minor skin infections, skin discoloration, healing process, skin coloring generally returns, in darker-skinned people skin damage, permanent hyperpigmentation, moles, nevi, bathing trunk nevi, giant nevi, malignant melanoma, cafe-au-lait spots, mongolian blue spots, vitiligo, pityriasis alba, small circular pale spots on a child's face, the cheeks, in the summertime, the skin is tanned, tinea versicolor, erythrasma, mask of pregnancy, chloasma, melasma, a dark brown discoloration, the cheeks, forehead of pregnant women, using oral contraceptives, photosensitivity, a reaction to medications, certain drugs, radiation therapy spontaneous return of normal skin color, occur patience, most effective measure, loss of skin color, exposure to sun, ultraviolet, uv, light, after sensitization, an oral medication, psoralens, increase pigmentation, have side effects, increase the risk, skin cancer, lotions that bleach, lighten the skin, hydroquinone, reduce hyperpigmented skin, skin tone where hypopigmented areas, large, conspicuous, selsun blue, tolnaftate, tinactin, lotion, in treating tinea versicolor, apply, area daily, lesions disappear, unfortunately, tinea versicolor often returns no matter what type of treatment is used, cosmetics, skin dyes, disguise pigmentary changes, make-up, hide mottled skin but, not cure the underlying problem, excessive sun exposure, use sun block, hypopigmented skin sunburns, hyperpigmented skin, get darker, change in skin pigmentation that occurs, an obvious cause, persistent, a new mole, growth, an existing one has changed color, appearance, medical history, a physical examination performed, medical history, patchy skin color in detail, time pattern, did it develop, did it develop slowly, suddenly, getting worse, quality is it a loss of pigment, a problem, the blood vessels, what color, affected area, what, normal skin color, location exactly where, skin color changed, in more than one location, aggravating factors have had any trauma, skin, sunburn, frequent sun tans, pregnant, what medications, take, what medical treatments have had, a detailed examination, the skin, diagnostic tests, scrapings of skin lesions, wood's lamp, ultraviolet light, examination, the skin, skin biopsy.