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Absent pigmentation of chest

MedGen UID:
868107
•Concept ID:
C4022498
•
Finding
Synonyms: Lack of skin coloring on chest; Lack of skin colouring on chest
 
HPO: HP:0040007

Definition

Lack of skin pigmentation (coloring) of the chest. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAbsent pigmentation of chest

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinical and cytogenetic features of 516 patients with suspected Turner syndrome - a single-center experience.
Carvalho AB, Lemos-Marini SHV, Guerra-Junior G, Maciel-Guerra AT
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2018 Jan 26;31(2):167-173. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2017-0273. PMID: 29303780
Scleredema of Buschke: a rare post-streptococcal complication.
Majumder S, Mandal SK, Chowdhury SR, Bandyopadhyay D, Bandyopadhyay R, Chakraborty PP
J Assoc Physicians India 2007 Oct;55:737-8. PMID: 18173032
Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight.
Sita-Lumsden A, Lapthorn G, Swaminathan R, Milburn HJ
Thorax 2007 Nov;62(11):1003-7. Epub 2007 May 25 doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.070060. PMID: 17526677Free PMC Article
Tissue distribution of migration inhibitory factor and inducible nitric oxide synthase in falciparum malaria and sepsis in African children.
Clark IA, Awburn MM, Whitten RO, Harper CG, Liomba NG, Molyneux ME, Taylor TE
Malar J 2003 Apr 8;2:6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-2-6. PMID: 12716455Free PMC Article
Lichen planopilaris.
Sehgal VN, Bajaj P
Int J Dermatol 2001 Aug;40(8):516-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-4362.2001.01065.x. PMID: 11703523

Diagnosis

Clinical and cytogenetic features of 516 patients with suspected Turner syndrome - a single-center experience.
Carvalho AB, Lemos-Marini SHV, Guerra-Junior G, Maciel-Guerra AT
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2018 Jan 26;31(2):167-173. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2017-0273. PMID: 29303780
Scleredema of Buschke: a rare post-streptococcal complication.
Majumder S, Mandal SK, Chowdhury SR, Bandyopadhyay D, Bandyopadhyay R, Chakraborty PP
J Assoc Physicians India 2007 Oct;55:737-8. PMID: 18173032
Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight.
Sita-Lumsden A, Lapthorn G, Swaminathan R, Milburn HJ
Thorax 2007 Nov;62(11):1003-7. Epub 2007 May 25 doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.070060. PMID: 17526677Free PMC Article
Late-onset Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
Kumar P, Sharma PK, Gautam RK, Jain RK, Kar HK
Int J Dermatol 2007 May;46(5):492-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03248.x. PMID: 17472679
Tissue distribution of migration inhibitory factor and inducible nitric oxide synthase in falciparum malaria and sepsis in African children.
Clark IA, Awburn MM, Whitten RO, Harper CG, Liomba NG, Molyneux ME, Taylor TE
Malar J 2003 Apr 8;2:6. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-2-6. PMID: 12716455Free PMC Article

Therapy

Scleredema of Buschke: a rare post-streptococcal complication.
Majumder S, Mandal SK, Chowdhury SR, Bandyopadhyay D, Bandyopadhyay R, Chakraborty PP
J Assoc Physicians India 2007 Oct;55:737-8. PMID: 18173032
Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight.
Sita-Lumsden A, Lapthorn G, Swaminathan R, Milburn HJ
Thorax 2007 Nov;62(11):1003-7. Epub 2007 May 25 doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.070060. PMID: 17526677Free PMC Article
Generalized linear porokeratosis.
Dervis E, Demirkesen C
Int J Dermatol 2006 Sep;45(9):1077-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02490.x. PMID: 16961514

Prognosis

Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight.
Sita-Lumsden A, Lapthorn G, Swaminathan R, Milburn HJ
Thorax 2007 Nov;62(11):1003-7. Epub 2007 May 25 doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.070060. PMID: 17526677Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Clinical and cytogenetic features of 516 patients with suspected Turner syndrome - a single-center experience.
Carvalho AB, Lemos-Marini SHV, Guerra-Junior G, Maciel-Guerra AT
J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2018 Jan 26;31(2):167-173. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2017-0273. PMID: 29303780
Morphologic and immunohistochemical features of breast nevi.
Nicolau AA, Aşchie M
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2013;54(2):371-5. PMID: 23771084
Reactivation of tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency: the contribution of diet and exposure to sunlight.
Sita-Lumsden A, Lapthorn G, Swaminathan R, Milburn HJ
Thorax 2007 Nov;62(11):1003-7. Epub 2007 May 25 doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.070060. PMID: 17526677Free PMC Article
Late-onset Rothmund-Thomson syndrome.
Kumar P, Sharma PK, Gautam RK, Jain RK, Kar HK
Int J Dermatol 2007 May;46(5):492-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2007.03248.x. PMID: 17472679
Generalized linear porokeratosis.
Dervis E, Demirkesen C
Int J Dermatol 2006 Sep;45(9):1077-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02490.x. PMID: 16961514

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