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Prevalent Skin Disorders in Brown Skin

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Melasma and Vitiligo in Brown Skin

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How does one compare white, black, brown, and all the colors in between? The differences in color hue may be easily identifiable. But what constitutes the individuals bearing the different skin colors may be not that easy to fathom. Though we are all unique, grouping the colors in a cluster helps in understanding how one’s skin may react to the different cutaneous diseases. Continents around the world are beset with people of different colors. Intermarriages and travel have been a major factor in the distribution of races and ethnic groupings around the globe.

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  1. Dermatology Department, Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines

    Maria Juliet Enriquez-Macarayo

  2. Department of Dermatology, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, 2205 Civic Drive, Muntinlupa, Philippines, 1780

    Evangeline B. Handog

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Enriquez-Macarayo, M.J., Handog, E.B. (2017). Prevalent Skin Disorders in Brown Skin. In: Handog, E., Enriquez-Macarayo, M. (eds) Melasma and Vitiligo in Brown Skin. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3664-1_2

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