Abstract:All organisms, from simple invertebrates to complex human beings, exist in different colors and patterns, which arise from unique distribution of pigments throughout the body. Being the largest organ of the body, skin is always under the influence of internal and external factors that often react to certain intrinsic agents in an unorthodox manner, modifying the integral pigmentation patterns and resulting into complex physiological aberrancies. One of these intrinsic agents involved in numerous immunological … Show more
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