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Facial Pigmentary Disorders

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Skin hyperpigmentation results from increased number of epidermal melanocytes, increased synthesis of melanin, or both. Occasionally, deposition of melanin or other exogenous pigments in the deeper dermis causes changes of skin color. Facial pigment disorders include various dermatologic entities; they may also reflect organ dysfunction or metabolic conditions (e.g., pellagra, porphyria), result from deposition of metals (argyria, mercury intoxication), or be a side effect of chemicals and drugs. Postinflammatory hyperpigmentations of different origin may occur and overlap.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

    Marwa Abdallah

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  1. The Free University of Berlin, Medical School Charité, Berlin, Germany

    Constantin E. Orfanos

  2. Departments of Dermatology, Venereology, Allergology and Immunology, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

    Christos C. Zouboulis

  3. Department of Dermatology and Venereology, HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

    Chalid Assaf

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Abdallah, M. (2018). Facial Pigmentary Disorders. In: Orfanos, C., Zouboulis, C., Assaf, C. (eds) Pigmented Ethnic Skin and Imported Dermatoses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69422-1_26

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