Hypopigmentation 1126336 213188696 2008-05-18T04:57:50Z Those words 362632 /* Associated conditions */ added an associated condition {{Infobox_Disease | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = 21207 | ICD10 = | ICD9 = | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D017496 | }} '''Hypopigmentation''' is the loss of skin color. It is caused by [[melanocyte]] depletion — a decrease in the amino acid [[tyrosine]], which is used by melanocytes to make melanin. ==Associated conditions== It is seen in: *[[albinism]] *[[idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis]] *[[leprosy]] *[[Phenylketonuria]] *[[pityriasis alba]] *[[vitiligo]] ==See also== * [[Hyperpigmentation]] [[Category:Diseases]] {{disease-stub}} [[om:Hypopigmentation]]