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melanocytorrhagy: a standalone construct

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Dermatology

the hypothesis that melanocytes in vitiligo are poorly anchored and detach after friction, then are shed from the epidermis.

In dermatology, melanocytorrhagy refers to the hypothesis that melanocytes in vitiligo are poorly anchored and detach after friction, then are shed from the epidermis. This meaning comes from Gauthier (2003) in British Journal of Dermatology.[1]

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  1. Gauthier, Y., Cario-Andre, M., Lepreux, S., Pain, C., & Taieb, A. (2003). Melanocyte detachment after skin friction in non lesional skin of patients with generalized vitiligo. British Journal of Dermatology, 148(1), 95-101. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05024.x

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