Abstract
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation is an acquired hypermelanosis that commonly follows traumatic or inflammatory injury to the skin. While it may affect all skin types, it is most evident and lingering in patients with skin of color. Diagnosis is usually straightforward given a history of prior inflammatory dermatosis or injury in the area but may be aided by Wood’s lamp examination or skin biopsy. Differential diagnoses of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation include melasma, tinea versicolor, and drug-induced hyperpigmentation. Treatment can be challenging. In this chapter we will review the epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentations, differential diagnoses, and recommended treatments of post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
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Savory, S.A., Pandya, A.G. (2014). Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation. In: Jackson-Richards, D., Pandya, A. (eds) Dermatology Atlas for Skin of Color. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54446-0_5
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