TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 75. Hypomelanoses and Hypermelanoses A1 - Lapeere, Hilde A1 - Boone, Barbara A1 - De Schepper, Sofie A1 - Verhaeghe, Evelien A1 - Van Geel, Mireille A1 - Ongenae, Katia A1 - Van Geel, Nanja A1 - Lambert, Jo A1 - Brochez, Lieve A2 - Goldsmith, Lowell A. A2 - Katz, Stephen I. A2 - Gilchrest, Barbara A. A2 - Paller, Amy S. A2 - Leffell, David J. A2 - Wolff, Klaus PY - 2012 T2 - Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 8e AB - |PrintHypomelanoses and Hypermelanoses at a GlancePigmentation disorders confront the clinician with a sometimes complex differential diagnosis, but can be approached logically as follows:Congenital or acquiredIsolated or part of a syndromeDiffuse or circumscribedEpidermal or dermalWith or without inflammationAltered skin pigmentation may be caused by the following factors:Increased or decreased melaninAbnormal melanin distributionDecreased hemoglobinDeposition of exogenous pigments SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56043626 ER -