Depigmentation
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Skin depigmentation (lat. pigmentation) is one of the pigmentation disorders (along with hyper- and hypopigmentation ), which is expressed in the loss of pigmentation properties by the skin. With hypopigmentation, the pigment content is reduced, while with depigmentation, the pigment is completely lost; the loss of pigment is most often manifested by a change in skin color to light, almost white.
Skin depigmentation can be temporary, as, for example, after lichen, or permanent, as, for example, with albinism. That is, albinism and vitiligo can be classified as primary depigmentation, and secondary depigmentation can develop after skin diseases such as lichen, juvenile acne, as well as chemical burns with alkali, acid, etc.