Includes bibliographical references and index.

Defining ethnic dermatology : challenges, limitations and merits / Ophelia E. Dadzie -- Skin semiology and grading scales in patients with richly pigmented skin / Antoine Petit and Ameet Tailor -- Common skin conditions and ethnicity / Antoine Petit and Moussa Diallo -- Pediatric dermatology and the ethnic patient / Patricia A. Treadwell -- Cutaneous manifestations of systemic diseases / Mahreen Ameen and Fatimata Ly -- Drug eruptions and ethnicity / Jean-Claude Roujeau -- Photodermatoses and phototherapy in the ethnic patient / Richard H. Huggins and Henry W. Lim -- HIV-related skin diseases / Mahreen Ameen and Antoine Mahé -- Benign skin tumours and cysts in the ethnic patient / Nita Agar and Dupe L. Odunsi -- Malignant skin tumours and the ethnic patient / Nita Agar, Bridget Ogawa, and Jean-Jacques Morand -- Treatment of keloids and scars / Martha H. Viera, Alejandra C. Vivas, and Brian Berman -- Vitiligo : clinical presentation and management / Fatima Al Faresi [and others] -- Other causes of hypopigmentation : what not to miss / Ousmane Faye -- Facial hyperpigmentation : a practical approach to diagnosis and management / Camille Fitoussi -- Hair and scalp disorders in women of African descent / Ophelia E. Dadzie and Nonhlanhla P. Khumalo -- Dermatologic disorders in men of African descent / Frederick N. Quarles, Marcelyn Coley, and Andrew F. Alexis -- Hair transplantation in people of African descent / Jack Smadja -- Lasers and the ethnic patient / Heather Woolery-Lloyd and Kristian Figueras -- Cosmetic dermatology in ethnic skin / Leila Ferguson [and others] -- Cosmetic use of skin lightening products / Antoine Mahé.

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 der.