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Updated: August 06, 2008

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Hypopigmentation

Hypopigmentation

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Definition: the partial loss of skin color. Hypopigmented skin is abnormally light when compared to the surrounding skin. Hypopigmentation occurs when the skin produces too little melanin.

Hypopigmentation can develop after an injury to the skin. It is also caused by some medications.

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