Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis

Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
Classification and external resources
Specialty	dermatology
ICD-10	L81.5 (ILDS L81.540)
DiseasesDB	31365

Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis (also known as "Leukopathia symmetrica progressiva") is a very common acquired disorder that affects women more frequently than men, presenting with skin lesions that occur chiefly on sun exposed regions of the skin, suggesting sun exposure may play a role.^[1]^:860

References

↑ James, William; Berger, Timothy; Elston, Dirk (2005). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (10th ed.). Saunders. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.

Pigmentation disorders/Dyschromia (L80–L81, 709.0)

Hypo-/
leucism

Loss of
melanocytes

Vitiligo	Quadrichrome vitiligo Vitiligo ponctué

Syndromic	Alezzandrini syndrome Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada syndrome

Melanocyte development	Piebaldism Waardenburg syndrome Tietz syndrome

Loss of melanin/
amelanism

Albinism	Oculocutaneous albinism Ocular albinism

Melanosome transfer	Hermansky–Pudlak syndrome Chédiak–Higashi syndrome Griscelli syndrome Elejalde syndrome Griscelli syndrome type 2 Griscelli syndrome type 3

Other	Cross syndrome ABCD syndrome Albinism–deafness syndrome Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis Phylloid hypomelanosis Progressive macular hypomelanosis

Leukoderma w/o
hypomelanosis

Ungrouped

Hyper-

Melanin/
Melanosis/
Melanism

Reticulated	Dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis Pigmentatio reticularis faciei et colli Reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura Reticular pigmented anomaly of the flexures Naegeli–Franceschetti–Jadassohn syndrome Dyskeratosis congenita X-linked reticulate pigmentary disorder Galli–Galli disease Revesz syndrome

Diffuse/ circumscribed	Lentigo/Lentiginosis: Lentigo simplex Liver spot Centrofacial lentiginosis Generalized lentiginosis Inherited patterned lentiginosis in black persons Ink spot lentigo Lentigo maligna Mucosal lentigines Partial unilateral lentiginosis PUVA lentigines Melasma Erythema dyschromicum perstans Lichen planus pigmentosus Café au lait spot Poikiloderma (Poikiloderma of Civatte Poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans) Riehl melanosis

Linear	Incontinentia pigmenti Scratch dermatitis Shiitake mushroom dermatitis

Other/ ungrouped	Acanthosis nigricans Freckle Familial progressive hyperpigmentation Pallister–Killian syndrome Periorbital hyperpigmentation Photoleukomelanodermatitis of Kobori Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation Transient neonatal pustular melanosis

Other
pigments

Iron	Hemochromatosis Iron metallic discoloration Pigmented purpuric dermatosis Schamberg disease Majocchi's disease Gougerot–Blum syndrome Doucas and Kapetanakis pigmented purpura/Eczematid-like purpura of Doucas and Kapetanakis Lichen aureus Angioma serpiginosum Hemosiderin hyperpigmentation

Other metals	Argyria Chrysiasis Arsenic poisoning Lead poisoning Titanium metallic discoloration

Other	Carotenosis Tattoo Tar melanosis

Dyschromia

Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis

See also

References