TY - GEN digital ID - 131864450 TI - Atlas of Dermatoses in Pigmented Skin AU - Ranawaka, Ranthilaka R. AU - Kannangara, Ajith P. AU - Karawita, Ajith PY - 2021 SN - 9789811554834 9789811554841 9789811554858 9789811554827 PB - Singapore Springer Singapore, Imprint: Springer DB - UniCat KW - Sociology of health KW - Social medicine KW - Pathological dermatology KW - Human medicine KW - bedrijfssoftware KW - vertalen KW - dermatologie KW - huisartsen UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:131864450 AB - This book focuses on the representation of dermatological diseases in pigmented skin, fills an important gap in the literature, and facilitates better dermatological diagnosis when dealing with patients of various ethnicities. It discusses over 400 diseases and their representations with the help of over 2000 high-quality images and illustrations. This book elaborates on each single disease using easy-to-follow schematics and a focused approach to facilitate reader learning. Pursuing a comprehensive, the book covers not only common skin diseases such as psoriasis, lichen planus, eczema, erythrasma, cutaneous tuberculosis, leprosy, leishmaniasis and oral submucous fibrosis, but also rare tropical diseases such as sporotrichosis, mycetoma, rhinosporodiosis, lobomycosis, mucormycosis and subcutaneous zygomycosis. It also addresses aesthetic concerns by covering hypopigmented and hyperpigmented disorders in pigmented skin such as guttate hypomelanosis, vitiligo, progressive macular hypomelanosis, chemical or physical induced depigmentation, melasma, sebo-melanosis, lichen and macular amyloidosis. Offering comprehensive coverage of dermatological disorders and diseases in pigmented skin, the book is a must-have resource for dermatology trainees and practitioners who treat or care for pigmented skin patients. ER -