Ethnic Dermatology Principles and Practice

ETHNIC DERMATOLOGY
Principles and Practice

Richly pigmented skin is the most common skin type internationally

Historically, dermatology has focused on white skin. But rich pigmentation can lead to differences in presentation, disease course and outcome, and reaction to treatment. Some dermatologic conditions are seen either predominantly or exclusively in richly pigmented skin.

Ethnic Dermatology: Principles and Practice provides a practical approach to the dermatology of nonwhite skin. Written from a global perspective to include Asian, African-Caribbean and North African skin types, it covers all the bases of dermatology including:

• Grading scales in dermatologic disease
• Pediatric dermatology
• Dermatology and systemic disease
• Drug eruptions
• Hair and scalp disorders
• Cosmetic dermatology.

With a central focus on practical action from an international cast of authors, Ethnic Dermatology: Principles and Practice gives you the clinical tools you need when skin color matters.

List of Contributors vii

Foreword by Nina G. Jablonski ix

Preface xi

List of Abbreviations xiii

1 Defining Ethnic Dermatology: Challenges, Limitations, and Merits 1
Ophelia E. Dadzie

2 Skin Semiology and Grading Scales 5
Antoine Petit and Ameet Tailor

3 Common Skin Conditions and Ethnicity 19
Antoine Petit and Moussa Diallo

4 Pediatric Dermatology and the Ethnic Patient 63
Patricia A. Treadwell

5 Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Diseases 79
Mahreen Ameen and Fatimata Ly

6 Drug Eruptions and Ethnicity 103
Jean-Claude Roujeau

7 Photodermatoses and Phototherapy in the Ethnic Patient 109
Richard H. Huggins and Henry W. Lim

8 HIV-related Skin Diseases 123
Mahreen Ameen and Antoine Mahé

9 Benign Skin Tumors and Cysts in the Ethnic Patient 135
Nita Agar and Dupe L. Odunsi

10 Malignant Skin Tumors and the Ethnic Patient 143
Nita Agar, Bridget Ogawa, and Jean-Jacques Morand

11 Treatment of Keloids and Scars 159
Martha H. Viera, Alejandra C. Vivas, and Brian Berman

12 Vitiligo: Clinical Presentation and Management 173
Fatima Al-Faresi, Viktoria Eleftheriadou, Sanjeev V. Mulekar, and Hassan I. Galadari

13 Other Causes of Hypopigmentation: What Not to Miss 187
Ousmane Faye

14 Facial Hyperpigmentation: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management 199
Camille Fitoussi

15 Hair and Scalp Disorders in Women of African Descent 213
Ophelia E. Dadzie and Nonhlanhla P. Khumalo

16 Dermatological Disorders in Men of African Descent 241
Frederick N. Quarles, Marcelyn Coley, and Andrew F. Alexis

17 Hair Transplantation in People of African Descent 257
Jack Smadja

18 Lasers and the Ethnic Patient 263
Heather Woolery-Lloyd and Kristian Figueras

19 Cosmetic Dermatology in Ethnic Skin 273
Leila Ferguson, Anthony Rossi, Andrew F. Alexis, and Hassan I. Galadari

20 Cosmetic Use of Skin Lightening Products 287
Antoine Mahé

Index 293

Edited by

Ophelia E. Dadzie BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCP, DipRCPath (Dermpath) UK, Department of Dermatology, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust; and Centre for Clinical Science and Technology, University College London Division of Medicine, London, UK

Antoine Petit, MD, Service de Dermatologie, APHP Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France

Andrew F. Alexis, MD, MPH, Director, Skin of Color Center, Department of Dermatology, St Luke's- Roosevelt Hospital Center; and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA