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Less Common Hypopigmented Disorders

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This chapter addresses clinical and dermoscopic features according to the phototype (fair vs dark skin) of the following less common hypopigmented dermatoses: progressive macular hypomelanosis, achromic nevus and hypomelanosis of Ito, ash-leaf macules, and hypopigmented leprosy.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

    Balachandra S. Ankad

  2. Kaya Skin Clinic, Mumbai, India

    Shibani Bhatia

  3. Department of Medical Area, Institute of Dermatology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy

    Enzo Errichetti

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Medical Area, University of Udine, Institute of Dermatology, Udine, Italy

    Enzo Errichetti

  2. Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health, San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA

    Richard P. Usatine

  3. Department of Dermatology, S Nijalingappa Medical College, Bagalkot, Karnataka, India

    Balachandra S. Ankad

  4. First Department of Dermatology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Aimilios Lallas

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Ankad, B.S., Bhatia, S., Errichetti, E. (2023). Less Common Hypopigmented Disorders. In: Errichetti, E., Usatine, R.P., Ankad, B.S., Lallas, A. (eds) Clinical and Dermoscopic Atlas of Non-Neoplastic Dermatoses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-19688-1_11

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