RT Book, Section A1 Heath, Candrice R. A1 Gathers, Raechele Cochran A1 Taylor, Susan C. A2 Kelly, A. Paul A2 Taylor, Susan C. A2 Lim, Henry W. A2 Serrano, Ana Maria Anido SR Print(0) ID 1161547461 T1 Postinflammatory Hyperpigmentation/Periorbital Hyperpigmentation T2 Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color, 2e YR 2016 FD 2016 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071805520 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1161547461 RD 2024/03/28 AB KEY POINTSHyperpigmentation is a common disorder affecting individuals with skin of color.Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) may be secondary to inflammatory disease, infection, allergic contact or irritant reactions, injury from prior procedures or trauma, sites of papulosquamous or vesiculobullous disease, and medication reactions.Periorbital hyperpigmentation may be secondary to excessive epidermal or dermal melanin deposition, excessive or superficial vasculature or skin laxity, or periorbital fat pseudoherniation.Treatment, which should be directed toward the primary etiology, includes photoprotection, topical bleaching agents, chemical peels, lasers, dermal fillers, and surgical intervention.Although PIH and periorbital hyperpigmentation are not life threatening, they negatively affect quality of life.