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Common Hyperpigmented Dermatoses

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This chapter addresses clinical and dermoscopic features according to the phototype (fair vs dark skin) of the following common hyperpigmented dermatoses: lichen pigmentosus, ashy dermatosis, melasma, friction melanosis, acanthosis nigricans, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, nevus of Ota and Becker nevus.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Dermatology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India

    Shekhar Neema

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

    Balachandra S. Ankad

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

    Enzo Errichetti

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  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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Neema, S., Ankad, B.S., Errichetti, E. (2023). Common Hyperpigmented Dermatoses. 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_8

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