There are many disorders of a lack of pigmentation in the skin, with different causations and effects, of which vitiligo is only the best known; this comprehensive text from international experts will enable clinicians to diagnose the full range of these conditions and suggest the most effective management options for their patients. Contents: Basic concepts of melanocyte biology * Approach to hypopigmentation * Historical review of vitiligo * Epidemiology and classification of vitiligo * Pathophysiology of vitiligo * Segmental vitiligo * Childhood versus post-childhood vitiligo * Pharmacological therapy of vitiligo * Surgical treatment of vitiligo * Phototherapy and lasers in the treatment of vitiligo * Emerging treatments for vitiligo * Tuberous sclerosis complex * Oculocutaneous albinism * Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome, Chediak-Chigasi syndrome, and Griscelli syndrome * Piebaldism * Waardenburg syndrome * Alezzandrini syndrome, Margolis syndrome, Cross syndrome, and other rare genetic disorders * Mosaic hypopigmentation * Skin disorders causing post-inflammatory hypopigmentation * Infectious and parasitic causes of hypopigmentation * Melanoma leukoderma * Halo nevi * Drug-induced hypopigmentation * Hypopigmentation from chemical and physical agents * Guttate hypomelanosis and progressive hypomelanosis of the trunk (progressive macular hypomelanosis)

This guide to dermatological treatments provides concise yet comprehensive, up-to-date overviews of treatment guidelines and pearls for a plethora of skin diseases. It is divided into three main sections that address the many different skin diseases, the drugs available for dermatological treatments, and the various methods applied in dermatology, including fillers, botulinum toxin, lasers, dermoscopy, cryosurgery, and electrosurgery. Each skin disease-focused chapter describes current treatments while also providing a brief synopsis of etiology and clinical presentation. Treatment indications and contraindications, modes of action, and dosages are clearly identified. This third edition of the European Handbook of Dermatological Treatments has been extensively revised to reflect the advances of the past decade, including biologic agents for psoriasis, also used as promising off-label treatments in other skin diseases, targeted agents for malignant melanoma and basal cell carcinoma, and new treatment modalities for rosacea, acne, atopic dermatitis, and urticaria, to name but a few. The successful easy-to-use format is retained in this new edition, which is enriched with clinical photos that will make reading a pleasurable as well as a learning experience.