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Chloasma

Chloasma: Introduction

Chloasma: Red facial marks in women related to hormones. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Chloasma is available below.

Symptoms of Chloasma

• Discolored patches of skin on face - brownish discoloration
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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Chloasma:

• Menopause: Related Home Testing:
  • Home Menopause Tests
  • Home FSH Hormone Tests
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Chloasma?

• Misdiagnosis of Chloasma
• Failure to diagnose Chloasma
• Hidden causes of Chloasma (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Chloasma

Chloasma: Deaths

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Chloasma: Complications

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Causes of Chloasma

• Pregnancy
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More information about causes of Chloasma:

• Medications, drugs, or substances causing Chloasma (6 listings)
• Underlying causes of Chloasma

Disease Topics Related To Chloasma

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Chloasma:

• Mole
• Birthmark
• Pregnancy
• Melanoderma
• Addison's Disease
• Eczema
• Scleroderma
• more related diseases...»

Chloasma: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
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Misdiagnosis and Chloasma

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Chloasma: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Skin Health Specialists (Dermatology):
  • Dermatology (Skin Health Specialists)
  • Dermatopathology
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Dermatological Immunology / Diagnostic Laboratory (Skin Allergies)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Chloasma

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Chloasma:

• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Chloasma, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Chloasma: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Chloasma: Animations

More Chloasma animations & videos

Prevention of Chloasma

Prevention information for Chloasma has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Chloasma.

• Avoid sunlight
• Sunscreen
• Consider an alternative to oral contraceptive pills
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Chloasma: Broader Related Topics

• Head conditions
• Skin conditions
• Endocrine system conditions
• Women's health conditions
• Women-only conditions
• more types...»

Types of Chloasma

Chloasma Message Boards

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• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Chloasma:

A tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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