Melasma : a monograph / Rashmi Sarkar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sarkar, Rashmi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skin--Diseases.

Skin.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi ; London ; Panama : Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

This is the second edition after the success of the first edition which was very well accepted and embraced by the readers. The chapters have been thoroughly updated with latest information, current scientific knowledge, tempered by clinical experience that helps in the appropriate management of the disorder. Enriched with clinical photographs, tables and references. Serve as ready reckoner for Dermatologists, General Practitioners and Postgraduate students.

Contents:

Cover

Book Title

Copyright Page

Dedicated to

Contributors

Foreword

Preface to the Second Edition

Preface to the First Edition

Contents

Chapter-1: Epidemiology and Global Distribution of Melasma

Chapter-2: Etiological Factors and Triggering Factors

Chapter-3: Etiopathogenesis of Melasma

Chapter-4: Clinical Features and Classification of Melasma, Wood's Lamp, and Melasma Area Severity Index Score

Chapter-5: Investigations in Melasma: Histopathology, Dermatoscopy, and in vivo Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Melasma

Chapter-6: Investigations in Melasma: Dermoscopy in Melasma

Chapter-7: Photoprotection for Melasma

Chapter-8: Hydroquinone Based Therapies for Melasma

Chapter-9: Nonhydroquinone Based Therapies for Melasma

Chapter-10: Oral Agents in the Treatment of Melasma

Chapter-11: Chemical Peels for Melasma

Chapter-12: Lasers for Melasma

Chapter-13: Melasma and Quality of Life

Chapter-14: Melasma in Men

Chapter-15: Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, Microneedling, and Mesotherapy for the Treatment of Melasma

Chapter-16: Treatment of Melasma: Future Directions

Appendix: Treatment Algorithm for Melasma.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-90595-86-X

OCLC:

1244623704