1. A Clinical Classification of Pigmentary Disorders -- 2. Dermatopathological Clues in Pigmentary Disorders -- 3. Measurements of Skin Color -- 4. Dermoscopy of Melanoma -- 5. Advances in Dermoscopy of Pigmented Lesions of Skin -- 6. Reflectance Confocal Micrsocopy and Pigmentary Disorders -- 7. Update on Albinism -- 8. Recent Advances in the Pathogenesis and the Medical Management of Vitiligo -- 9. Surgical Modalities in Management of Vitiligo -- 10. Progressive Macular Hypomelanosis -- 11. Guttate Leukoderma -- 12. Current Views on Melasma -- 13. Macular Pigmentation of Uncertain Etiology -- 14. Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation -- 15. Lasers in Pigmentary Disorders -- 16. Phototherapy in Pigmentary Disorders -- 17. Chemical Peels in Pigmentary Disorders -- 18. Depigmenting Agents.

Diagnosis and management of pigmentary skin disorders has become an important area in dermatology as the demand for treatment of these conditions has increased exponentially, particularly with skin of color. However, coverage in standard texts regarding various pigmentary disorders is insufficient and the need for focused attention on new developments and latest research findings is growing. Pigmentary Skin Disorders is written and edited by international leaders in the field and chapters include a practical clinical classification of pigmentary disorders, recent advances in vitiligo, current views on melasma, postinflammatory hyperpigmentation, lasers in pigmentary disorders, and drug-induced pigmentation. This volume is part of Springer's Updates in Clinical Dermatology series which aims to promote the rapid and efficient transfer of medical research into clinical practice. Covering new developments and innovations in all fields of clinical dermatology, it provides the clinician with a review and summary of recent research and its implications for clinical practice. Each volume is focused on a clinically relevant topic and explains how research results impact diagnostics, treatment options and procedures, as well as patient management. The reader-friendly volumes are highly structured with core messages, summaries, tables, diagrams and illustrations and are written by internationally well-known experts in the field.