Clinical Cases in Pigmentary Disorders, 1st ed. 2020 Clinical Cases in Dermatology Series

This book provides a guide to the diagnosis and management of pigmentary disorders. Each chapter explores a different clinical case to give the reader an interdisciplinary understanding of treatment options. Particular attention is given to the treatment of hypopigmentation, hypomelanosis and discoloration with cases highlighting the effects of drug intake, genetic alterations and the polluted environment.

Clinical Cases in Pigmentary Disorders examines therapeutic approaches through evidence-based best practice techniques and is relevant to dermatologists, oncologists, pharmacologists and pathologists.

Acquired hypermelanosis.- Melasma.- Genetic hypermelanosis.- Acquired hypomelanosis.- Vitiligo.- Genetic hypomelanosis.- Albinism.- Drug induced discoloration.- Inflammatory induced discoloration.- Nail discoloration.- Non-melanocytic pigment disorders.- Miscellaneous pigment disorders.

Davinder Parsad M.D. PhD is currently working as Professor at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India. He is also Professor of Dermatology University of Rome "G.Marconi", Rome, Italy. He is author and coauthor of 185 publications and about 100 publications on vitiligo only in International journals. He is Past President –Asian Society for Pigment Cell Research (2011-2014), Member Scientific Advisory Board: Vitiligo Research Foundation (USA), Chaired/co-chaired, presented invited/guest lectures, papers on vitiligo  at more than 120 International conferences/meetings.  Editor of Dermatology section of Biomedical Research internation, Associate Editor of Archives of Dermatological Research and Member Editorial Board of International Journal of Dermatology, Dermatologic Therapy.

Michael Tirant is Professor of Dermatology at Hanoi Medical University , Hanoi, Vietnam. He is also Annual Teacher of Integrative Dermatology, at University of Rome “G. Marconi”, Rome, Italy and Director of Psoriasis Eczema Research Centre , Melbourne , Australia. He is a member of the Editorial Board of Dermatologic Therapy Journal, Wiley-Blackwell and is a Scientific Reviewer for a number of sectorial journals. He has co-chaired and  presented at many international conferences. His special interests are pathogenesis and integrative treatment approaches for psoriasis, eczema and vitiligo. He has published over 150 international papers and authored and co-authored several chapters and books in dermatology.