Explore
Melanin governs the color of human skin, hair, and eyes. Disruption of its synthesis, transport, or melanocyte survival leads to disorders ranging from melasma and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation to vitiligo and albinism. Causes include ultraviolet damage, hormonal changes, drugs, metabolic deficits, genetic mutations, and autoimmune attacks. Beyond cosmetic concern, dyschromia correlates with photo-oncogenic risk, impaired barrier function, and substantial psychosocial morbidity. The chapters will explore pathophysiology, advanced, cutting-edge diagnostics, and evidence-based therapeutic interventions, equipping clinicians with targeted, patient-centered strategies and new research topics. This book foreshadows a paradigm shift from pigment camouflage to molecular restoration.
This book is included in DOAB.
Why read this book? Have your say.
You must be logged in to comment.
Rights Information
Are you the author or publisher of this work? If so, you can claim it as yours by registering as an Unglue.it rights holder.Downloads
This work has been downloaded 0 times via unglue.it ebook links.
- 0 - pdf (CC BY) at intech-files.s3.amazonaws.com.
Keywords
- Dermatology
- thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MJ Clinical and internal medicine::MJK Dermatology
Links
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1008601Editions