Catalog
Postinflammatory hypermelanosis
Link to WHO Definition
Postinflammatory hypermelanosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1666934623
Melanin pigmentation of the skin resulting from preceding cutaneous inflammation, particularly when this is centred on the dermo-epidermal junction as in lichen planus. Damage to melanocytes results in release of melanin into the dermis (pigmentary incontinence).