Ethnic Dermatology: Principles and Practice

 Ethnic Dermatology

Principles and Practice

Edited by

Ophelia E. Dadzie, MB BS, MRCP, Centre for Clinical Science and Technology, University College London, Division of Medicine, Whittington Hospital Campus, London, UK

Antoine Petit, MD,  Department of Dermatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France

Andrew F. Alexis, MD, FAAD, Director Skin of Color Center, Department of Dermatology, St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY, USA

Richly pigmented skin is the most common skin type internationally    

Historically, dermatology has focused on white skin. But rich pigmentation can lead to differences in presentation, disease course and outcome, and reaction to treatment. Some dermatologic conditions are seen predominantly or only in richly pigmented skin.

Ethnic Dermatology: Principles and Practice provides a practical approach to the dermatology of non-white skin. Written from a global perspective to include Asian, African-Caribbean and North African skin types, it covers all the bases of dermatology including:

• Grading scales in dermatologic disease
• Pediatric dermatology
• Dermatology and systemic disease
• Drug eruptions
• Hair and scalp disorders
• Cosmetic dermatology

With a central focus on practical action from an international cast of authors, Ethnic Dermatology: Principles and Practicegives you the clinical tools you need when skin colour matters.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Contributors, vii

Foreword by Nina G. Jablonski, ix

Preface, xi

List of Abbreviations, xiii

1 Defining Ethnic Dermatology: Challenges, Limitations, and Merits, 1
Ophelia E. Dadzie

2 Skin Semiology and Grading Scales, 5
Antoine Petit and Ameet Tailor

3 Common Skin Conditions and Ethnicity, 19
Antoine Petit and Moussa Diallo

4 Pediatric Dermatology and the Ethnic Patient, 63
Patricia A. Treadwell

5 Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Diseases, 79
Mahreen Ameen and Fatimata Ly

6 Drug Eruptions and Ethnicity, 103
Jean-Claude Roujeau

7 Photodermatoses and Phototherapy in the Ethnic Patient, 109
Richard H. Huggins and Henry W. Lim

8 HIV-related Skin Diseases, 123
Mahreen Ameen and Antoine Mahé

9 Benign Skin Tumors and Cysts in the Ethnic Patient, 135
Nita Agar and Dupe L. Odunsi

10 Malignant Skin Tumors and the Ethnic Patient, 143
Nita Agar, Bridget Ogawa, and Jean-Jacques Morand

11 Treatment of Keloids and Scars, 159
Martha H. Viera, Alejandra C. Vivas, and Brian Berman

12 Vitiligo: Clinical Presentation and Management, 173
Fatima Al-Faresi, Viktoria Eleftheriadou, Sanjeev V. Mulekar, and Hassan I. Galadari

13 Other Causes of Hypopigmentation: What Not to Miss, 187
Ousmane Faye

14 Facial Hyperpigmentation: A Practical Approach to Diagnosis and Management, 199
Camille Fitoussi

15 Hair and Scalp Disorders in Women of African Descent, 213
Ophelia E. Dadzie and Nonhlanhla P. Khumalo

16 Dermatological Disorders in Men of African Descent, 241
Frederick N. Quarles, Marcelyn Coley, and Andrew F. Alexis

17 Hair Transplantation in People of African Descent, 257
Jack Smadja

18 Lasers and the Ethnic Patient, 263
Heather Woolery-Lloyd and Kristian Figueras

19 Cosmetic Dermatology in Ethnic Skin, 273
Leila Ferguson, Anthony Rossi, Andrew F. Alexis, and Hassan I. Galadari

20 Cosmetic Use of Skin Lightening Products, 287
Antoine Mahé

Index, 293