Melasma and vitiligo in brown skin. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Evangeline B. Handog, Maria Juliet Enriquez-Macarayo, editors.
• Editors: Handog, Evangeline B; Enriquez-Macarayo, Maria Juliet
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; About the Editors; Contents; Part I: The Brown Skin; Chapter 1: The Concept of€Brown Skin; The Color of€One's Skin Speaks of€So€Many Facets in One's Life; References; Chapter 2: Prevalent Skin Disorders in€Brown Skin; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Factors to€Consider; 2.3 Prevalent Skin Disorders Among Brown Skin; References; Part II: Melasma in Brown Skin; Chapter 3: Definition, Incidence, and€Etiology of€Melasma in€Brown Skin; 3.1 Definition; 3.2 Incidence; 3.3 Etiology; 3.4 New Concepts; References; Chapter 4: Pathogenesis of€Melasma; 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Major Influencing Factors4.2.1 Genetic Factors; 4.2.2 Hormonal Factors; 4.2.3 UV Irradiation; 4.3 Additional Factors; 4.3.1 Gene Expression Change; 4.3.2 Histopathologic Considerations; 4.3.2.1 Epidermal Hyperpigmentation; 4.3.2.2 Basement Membrane Disruption; 4.3.2.3 Solar Elastosis; 4.3.2.4 Increased Vascularization; 4.3.2.5 Mast Cell Prevalence; 4.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5: Classification and€Clinical Presentations of€Melasma in€Brown Skin; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Clinical Presentations; 5.3 Classifications. 5.3.1 Classification of€Melasma According to€Location and€Clinical Presentation5.3.2 Classification of€Melasma According to€Severity on€Physical Examination; 5.3.3 Classification of€Melasma Using Diagnostic Tools; 5.3.3.1 Light Examination; 5.3.3.2 Dermoscopy; 5.3.3.3 In Vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy; 5.3.3.4 Basic Light Microscopy; 5.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: Diagnosis of€Melasma in€Brown Skin: Wood's Lamp, Dermoscopy, and€Confocal Microscopy; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Wood's Lamp; 6.3 Dermoscopy; 6.4 Reflectance Confocal Microscopy; 6.5 Conclusions; References. Chapter 7: The Histopathology of€Melasma in€Brown Skin7.1 Histopathology of€Melasma; 7.2 Histopathology of€Ochronosis; 7.3 Histopathology of€Dermal Melanocytosis (Acquired Bilateral Nevus of€Ota-Like Macules (ABNOM) or Hori's Macules, Nevus of€Ota, and€Sun's Nevus); 7.4 Histopathology of€Ashy Dermatosis, Erythema Dyschromicum Perstans, and€Lichen Planus Pigmentosus; 7.5 Histopathology of€Riehl's Melanosis/Pigmented Contact Dermatitis; 7.6 Histopathology of€Minocycline-Induced Hyperpigmentation; References; Chapter 8: The Scoring Aid: MASI and€Modified MASI; 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Early Melasma Scoring Systems Using Point Scales8.3 Melasma Area and€Severity Index (MASI); 8.4 Modified Melasma Area and€Severity Index (mMASI); 8.5 Automated Melasma Area and€Severity Index (aMASI); 8.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 9: Differential Diagnosis of Melasma in Brown Skin; 9.1 Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH); 9.2 Exogenous Ochronosis; 9.3 Acquired Bilateral Nevus of€Ota-Like Macules (ABNOM); 9.4 Solar Lentigines; 9.5 Drug-Induced Hyperpigmentation; 9.6 Actinic Lichen Planus; 9.7 Erythema Dyschromicum Perstans (Ashy Dermatosis); 9.8 Riehl's Melanosis; 9.9 Ephelides.
• Publisher Details: New Delhi, India : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.5/5; Pigmentation disorders; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Pigmentation disorders; Medicine & Public Health; Dermatology; Melanosis -- ethnology; African Continental Ancestry Group; Vitiligo -- ethnology; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Index not Present
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9788132236641; 8132236645
• Related ISBNs: 9788132236627; 8132236629
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 21, 2017).
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