Common disorders of pigmentation
- 1 June 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 99 (6) , 177-186
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.1996.11946143
Abstract
A woman noticing a small patch of pale skin may comment, “My mother used to have the same thing.” Or a father seeing a milky-brown lesion on his newborn may receive the explanation, “It'll go away on its own.” Pigmentation imperfections are common. Usually they are benign and cause little distress. However, some disorders can be disfiguring and some flag possible systemic disease. Dr Hacker describes the presentation of a variety of disorders, provides illustrations of several, and summarizes therapeutic approaches to those that respond to treatment.Keywords
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