Hyperpigmentation
Darkening of an area of skin or nails due to increased melanin
Medical condition
Hyperpigmentation
Specialty
Dermatology
Causes
Melanogenesis
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Hyperpigmentation
is the darkening of an area of
skin
or
nails
caused by increased
melanin
.