Medically reviewed by Brendan Camp, MD Phototherapy (light therapy) is a skin treatment that uses ultraviolet (UV) light to ...

In people with darker skin tones, these patches can appear ashen grey, darker brown, or a violet hue, which may sometimes blend with the surrounding skin. Treating hyperpigmentation involves ...

Atopic dermatitis on people with darker skin may look ashen gray, purple, violet, or a darker shade of brown than they're used to. These color differences can make it harder to recognize the ...

Psoriasis affects your body’s immune system, causing it to produce too many skin cells. Those extra cells build up and create a flaky rash that may appear red, purple, ashen gray, or brown ...

Eczema can also appear dark brown, purple, or ashen gray on dark skin tones. Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, is a common skin condition. It may be dry and scaly, or it can blister and ooze a clear ...

They all mean the same thing, skin patches that slowly grow and are an ashen gray to an ashy gray-blue color. This skin condition can happen at just about any age and tends to start off small and ...

doctors noticed something else about him—he was oddly gray, according to a case report in the New England Journal of Medicine. His skin, particularly his face, had an ashen appearance.