There are many disorders of a lack of pigmentation in the skin, with different causationsand effects, of which vitiligo is only the best known; this comprehensive text from internationalexperts will enable clinicians to diagnose the full range of these conditions and suggestthe most effective management options for their patients.Contents: Basic concepts of melanocyte biology * Approach to hypopigmentation *Historical review of vitiligo * Epidemiology and classification of vitiligo * Pathophysiologyof vitiligo * Segmental vitiligo * Childhood versus post-childhood vitiligo * Pharmacologicaltherapy of vitiligo * Surgical treatment of vitiligo * Phototherapy and lasers in the treatmentof vitiligo * Emerging treatments for vitiligo * Tuberous sclerosis complex * Oculocutaneousalbinism * Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, Chediak-Chigasi syndrome, and Griscellisyndrome * Piebaldism * Waardenburg syndrome * Alezzandrini syndrome, Margolissyndrome, Cross syndrome, and other rare genetic disorders * Mosaic hypopigmentation* Skin disorders causing post-inflammatory hypopigmentation * Infectious and parasiticcauses of hypopigmentation * Melanoma leukoderma * Halo nevi * Drug-induced hypopigmentation* Hypopigmentation from chemical and physical agents * Guttate hypomelanosisand progressive hypomelanosis of the trunk (progressive macular hypomelanosis)
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