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C11-1
Chronic friction induces hyperpigmentation (frictional melanosis).
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Current understanding of frictional dermatoses: A review.
Arora G, Khandpur S, Bansal A, Shetty B, Aggarwal S, Saha S, Sachdeva S, Gupta M, Sharma A, Monalisa K, Bhandari M, Bagrodia A · 2023 · Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology 89:170-188
PMID 36461803DOI
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Frictional melanosis: A pediatric case series
David Holzer, Karolyn Wanat, Leah Lalor · 2021 · Pediatric Dermatology 38:1345-1346
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C11-2
Occlusion and hydration increase how deeply/quickly topical actives penetrate skin.
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The Effect of Sequential Topical Application of Dermatologic Medications on Absorption: Clinical Considerations.
Burstein SE, Maibach HI · 2026 · Skin pharmacology and physiology 39:84-98
PMID 41610072DOI
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Methodology to measure the transient effect of occlusion on skin penetration and stratum corneum hydration in vivo
K. S. RYATT, M. MOBAYEN, J. M. STEVENSON, H. I. MAIBACH, R. H. GUY · 1988 · British Journal of Dermatology 119:307-312
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Pregnancy-related hyperpigmentation is common and usually eases postpartum.
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Physiological Skin Changes During Pregnancy
KELLY H. TYLER · 2015 · Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology 58:119-124
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PIH is often chronic; improves only partially and slowly.
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Treatment of Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation in Skin of Colour: A Systematic Review
Kristie Mar, Bushra Khalid, Mahan Maazi, Rayan Ahmed, Ou Jia (Emilie) Wang, Touraj Khosravi-Hafshejani · 2024 · Journal of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 28:473-480
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Management of hyperpigmentation: Current treatments and emerging therapies
Avni Nautiyal, Sarika Wairkar · 2021 · Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research 34:1000-1014
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Hypo-oestrogenism lowers water retention and impairs barrier function, raising irritant-dermatitis risk.
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Menopause, skin and common dermatosis. Part 3: genital disorders.
Esra Musbahi, Erin Kamp, Mariha Ashraf, Claudia DeGiovanni · 2022 · Clinical and experimental dermatology 47:2123-2129
PMID 36103137PMC10092407DOI
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General management of vulvar dermatoses is gentle cleansing, avoidance of irritants, optimized skincare, patch testing where contact allergy is suspected.
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Update vulval dermatology - diagnostics and therapy.
Christine Brägelmann, Linn Wölber, Laura Susok, Waltraud Anemüller, Wiebke Prüßmann, Irina Ivanova, Dennis Niebel · 2025 · Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG 23:65-86
PMID 39711289PMC11711937DOI
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Lichen simplex chronicus produces hyperpigmented lichenified plaques from rubbing; PIH/hypopigmentation varies with natural skin color.
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Vulvar Dermatoses: A Review and Update.
Cassandra Simonetta, Erin K Burns, Mary A Guo · 2015 · Missouri medicine 112:301-7
PMID 26455062PMC6170060
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Few studies focus on vulvar disease in skin of color; lichen sclerosus, vitiligo, and inflammatory vulvitis are frequently misdiagnosed as one another; mean delay to LS diagnosis 16.43 months.
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Insights from a joint pediatric dermatology‐gynecology vulvar clinic: A retrospective study
Nikita Menta, Dillon Nussbaum, Aneka Khilnani, Tazim Dowlut‐McElroy, Kaiane A. Habeshian · 2024 · Pediatric Dermatology 41:41-45
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Lichen sclerosus is often misdiagnosed as vitiligo on darker skin due to hypopigmentation contrast; scarring and thickening are the distinguishing signs vitiligo does not produce.
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Lichen Sclerosus Support Network
Lichen Sclerosus Support Network
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