Rigopoulos Dimitris, Katoulis Alexander C. (eds.) Hyperpigmentation

CRC Press, 2017. — 313 p.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.Histology, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Skin Pigmentation
The color of the skin
The melanocyte and melanogenesis
Melanin
Pathophysiology of hyperpigmentation
Disorders of Hyperpigmentation
Melasma
Erythema dyschromicum perstans
Lichen planus pigmentosus
Primary localized cutaneous amyloidosis
Mastocytosis
Pityriasis versicolor
Atrophoderma of Pasini-Pierini
Poikilderma of Civette
Pigmented non melanocytic skin lesions
Drug-induced hyperpigmentation
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Linear hyperpigmentation
Flagellate hyperpigmentation
Reticular hyperpigmentation
Genodermatoses
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis
Clinical examination
Wood's Lamp
Dermoscopy
Histopathology
Reflectance confocal microscopy
Spectrophotometry
Diagnostic algorithms
Differential diagnosis of circumscribed and diffuse hyperpigmentation
Treatment
Cosmetic camouflage for pigmentation issues
Sunscreens
Medical therapy
Chemical peels
Cryotherapy
Electrosurgery
Lasers
Intense Pulsed Light