Full Description
Pigmentation means coloring. Skin pigmentation disorders affect the color of the skin. Skin gets its colour from a pigment called melanin. Special cells in the skin make melanin. When these cells become damaged or unhealthy, it affects melanin production. Some pigmentation disorders affect just patches of skin. Others affect the entire body (MedlinePlus).
This book is a comprehensive guide to pigmentary disorders. Beginning with an introduction to the field, the following chapters discuss the diagnosis and management of numerous different skin pigmentation disorders including vitiligo, melasma and ochronosis. Pigmentation abnormalities of hair and nails are also included.
Key points
Comprehensive guide to pigmentary disorders of the skin
Covers diagnosis and management of numerous different conditions
Includes chapters on pigmentation abnormalities of hair and nails
Highly illustrated with more than 270 clinical photographs and illustrations
Contents
History and Evolution of Pigmentary Disorders in Human
Evolution of Skin Colour in Human: An Anthropological
The Melanocyte
Biology of Pigmentation - An Update
Systemic Disorders with Cutaneous Pigmentary Alterations
Developmental, Nevoid, Genetically Determined and Neurocutaneous Pigmentary Disorders
Metabolic Pigmentary Disorders
Endocrinal Pigmentary Disorders Methods
Chemical, Occupational and Drug Induced Pigmentary
Infective and Post-Inflammatory Pigmentary Disorders Melasma
Neoplasms with Pigmentary Changes or Discoloration
Nutritional Pigmentary Disorders
Morphological Types of Pigmentation
Pigmented Variants of Skin Disorders
Vitiligo and the Melanocyte Reservoir
Clinical, Biochemical and Immunological Interface of Vitiligo
Measuring Disease Severity in Vitiligo
Epidemiology of Vitiligo Based on Recent Understanding of Pathophysiology
Classification of Vitiligo
Segmental Vitiligo
Vitiligo in Children
The Concept of Stability of Vitiligo: A Reappraisal
Phototherapy in Vitiligo
Medical Management of Vitiligo
Oral and Systemic Steroids in Management of Vitiligo
Topical Treatment of Vitiligo: New Insights and New Trends
Alternative Treatments for Vitiligo
Surgical Management of Vitiligo
Minigrafting in Vitiligo
Meshed Split Skin Graft for Extensive Vitiligo
Therapeutic Guidelines for Vitiligo Overview
Pigmentary Changes in Pregnancy
Quality of Life in Pigmentary Disorders
Epidemiology of Melasma
Etiopathogenesis of Melasma
Histopathological Evaluation of Melasma and Other Facial Hyperchromias
Updated Scoring Methods and Noninvasive Measurement
Cutaneous Biophysical Characteristics of Melasma Disorders
Defective Importance of Pendulous Melanocytes in Melasma
Classification and Clinical Features of Melasma
Medical Management of Melasma
Photoprotection for Melasma
Chemical Peeling for Melasma
Physical Therapies for Melasma
Cosmetics, Cosmeceuticals and Camouflage Relevant for Melasma
Recent Trends and Future Treatment Paradigms of Melasma
Exogenous Ochronosis
Periorbital Melanosis
Physical Therapies for Periorbital Hyperpigmentation -Chemical Peels and Lasers
Reticulate Pigmentary Disorders
Progressive Macular Hypomelanosis
Non Melasma Facial Melanosis
Pigmentation of Hair - 50 Shades of Grey?
Pigmentary Abnormalities of Nail
Macular Amyloidosis
Lichen Planus Pigmentosus
