Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Periorbital hyperpigmentation

Dark circles around the eyes

HP:0001106

What it means

Increased pigmentation of the skin in the region surrounding the orbit of the eye.

Rare diseases that can present with this2

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Dark circles under the eyes · Darkening around the eyes · Idiopathic cutaneous hyperchromia at the orbital region · Infraorbital pigmentation · Periorbital melanosis · Pigmentation around the eyes

Periorbital hyperpigmentation

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.