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    Melasma (also known as chloasma faciei,: 854  or the mask of pregnancy when present in pregnant women) is a tan or dark skin discoloration. Melasma is...
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    nigricans—hyperpigmentation of intertriginous areas associated with insulin resistance. Melasma, also known as 'chloasma' or the “mask of pregnancy,” when it occurs in...
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    Disease of the Suprarenal Capsules (1855). He originally described it as "melasma suprarenale", but later physicians gave it the medical eponym "Addison's...
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    skin. As an example of the latter, it is used to treat skin diseases like melasma. Kojic acid also has antibacterial and antifungal properties.[citation...
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  • Phtheochroa melasma is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Guatemala. Wikispecies has information related to Phtheochroa melasma. tortricidae...
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    S2CID 24913995. Bandyopadhyay, Debabrata (1 January 2009). "Topical treatment of melasma". Indian Journal of Dermatology. 54 (4): 303–309. doi:10.4103/0019-5154...
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    Starksia melasma, the black spot blenny, is a species of labrisomid blenny known only from reefs around Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico and St. Croix, U...
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    darkened as a result of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, sun exposure and Melasma. Tentative evidence suggests that it may be a more effective depigmentation...
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    placenta. This physiological phenomenon is concomitant with the occurrence of melasma and darkened nipples. Individuals with lighter skin pigmentation tend to...
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  • Melasma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orobanchaceae. It includes seven species of herbaceous perennial plants native to the tropical Americas...
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