Darkening patches on the skin can result in great distress for the patient. However, definitive diagnosis between the many possible causes and effective treatment can be very hard for the medical practitioner to achieve. This is the first major professional reference with systematic coverage of diagnosis and the various treatment options, and it will be an indispensable clinical reference.
Author | Dimitris Rigopoulos, Alexander C. Katoulis |
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Table Of Content | CONTENTS I Histology, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Skin Pigmentation 1 The color of the skin 2 The melanocyte and melanogenesis 3 Melanin 4 Pathophysiology of hyperpigmentation II Disorders of Hyperpigmentation 5 Melasma 6 Erythema dyschromicum perstans 7 Lichen planus pigmentosus 8 Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis 9 Mastocytosis 10 Pityriasis versicolor 11 Atrophoderma of Pasini-Pierini 12 Poikilderma of Civette Alexander C Katoulis and Nikolaos G. Stavrianeas 13 Pigmented non melanocytic skin lesions |
Publish Date | 17 Oct 2017 |