PIGMENTED ETHNIC SKIN AND IMPORTED DERMATOSES. A TEXT-ATLAS

1. Diseases in Pigmented Skin: An Introduction
2. Contact Dermatitis in Skin of Color
3. Atopic Dermatitis in Skin of Color
4. Bacterial Infections
5. Superficial Fungal Infections
6. Subcutaneous and Deep Fungus Infections
7. Viral Infections
8. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Dark Skin
9. Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
10. Mycobacterioses in Pigmented Ethnic Skin
11. Leprosy
12. Endemic Treponematoses
13. Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis
14. Cutaneous Manifestations of Schistosomiasis
15. Insect Bites, Tick Bites, and Stings
16. Infestations and Parasitoses
17. Ulcers in Hot Climate Zones
18. Acne in Dark Skin
19. Hidradenitis Suppurativa
20. Rosacea in Dark Skin
21. Psoriasis in Skin of Color
22. Parapsoriasis
23. Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Disorders
24. Urticaria and Angioedema in Skin of Color
25. Vitiligo and Leukodermas
26. Facial Pigmentary Disorders
27. Erythema Multiforme and Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
28. Bullous Diseases in Dark Skin
29. Noninfectious Granulomas in Pigmented Skin
30. Lupus Erythematosus in Pigmented and Black Skin
31. Dermatomyositis
32. Drug Eruptions in Pigmented Skin
33. Behçet’s Disease
34. Nail Disorders in Dark Skin
35. Disorders of the Scalp and Hair
36. Tumors in Pigmented Skin
37. HIV-Infection and Associated Dermatoses
38. Kaposi’s Sarcoma
39. Epidermolysis Bullosa
40. Inherited Ichthyoses
41. Oculocutaneous Albinism
42. Scleroderma in Pigmented Skin Populations
43. Dermatoses in Pregnancy
44. Use and Misuse of Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Procedures in Pigmented Ethnic Skin
45. Steroid-Modified Dermatophytosis: A Potential Epidemic in Developing Countries
46. Cutaneous Manifestations of Torture and Intentional Abuse
47. Lasers in Pigmented Skin

The vast majority of the global population has pigmented non-Caucasian skin; accordingly, this book focuses on the diagnosis and management of skin diseases in dark-skinned populations, paying particular attention to different reactive profiles, the frequency and the clinical pictures of diseases in pigmented ethnic skin that arise in hot climate zones.
Supplemented by a wealth of high-quality, full-color images, this comprehensive work covers the full range of dermatological entities and issues characteristic of the tropical and subtropical regions of the globe, including those that are now emerging in developed countries as a result of intensified travel, globalized business, and migration. Each disorder is described by respected experts on subtropical and tropical countries, and each chapter is clearly structured, examining the incidence, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, management and course.
The book illustrates the clinical features and includes major schedules for the diagnosis and management of skin diseases presented in darkly pigmented to black skin. As such, it offers an invaluable tool for all dermatologists in developing and developed countries, especially those who are used to dealing with skin lesions mainly in white Caucasian skin. While enabling physicians to provide proper advice, medical services and support, Pigmented Ethnic Skin and Imported Dermatoses also represents a guide for a broader range of professionals working for governmental institutions, health and refugee agencies.

Features
• Written by expert dermatologists with years of experience in regions where dermatology on pigmented skin is routinely practiced
• Includes a wealth of high-quality illustrations in Atlas format, covering a broad spectrum of dermatological diseases
• Conveys authoritative information on all common inflammatory dermatoses and skin cancers, including genodermatoses

Authors
• Professor Constantin E. Orfanos is a Professor Emeritus of the Charité University Medical School in Berlin. He served for many years as Director of the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at the Benjamin Franklin University Medical Center of the Free University of Berlin and a leading member of the International Committee for Dermatology (ICD). From 1990 to 1993 he served as the Dean of the Medical Faculty of the Free University of Berlin. Prof. Orfanos has also held numerous lectures for doctors and students in countries of the Middle East, China and Africa and served as a physician at a Christian Hospital in Tanzania. He is currently head of the Berlin Foundation of Dermatology.
• Professor Christos C. Zouboulis studied Medicine and Political Science at the National Capodistria University of Athens, Greece and specialized in Dermatology and Venereology, Allergology, Andrology and Proctology at the Benjamin Franklin University Medical Center in Berlin, Germany. After completing his doctorate and postdoctoral research, h was appointed a Professor of Dermatology and Venereology at the Free University of Berlin. Since 2005, he has been Director of the Department of Dermatology at the Dessau Medical Center in Dessau, Germany. Prof. Zouboulis has conducted fundamental research and has been awarded – among other fields – for his work on Dermato- Endocrinology and sebaceous glands, acne, hidradenitis suppurativa/acne inversa, skin stem cells, molecular ageing and rare diseases.
• Professor Chalid Assaf is Director of the Department of Dermatology at the HELIOS Klinikum Krefeld, Academic Hospital of the RWTH University Aachen in Germany, a post he has held since 2009. He studied at the medical school of the Free University of Berlin, Germany, with a fellowship at the John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, UK, and was awarded his MD in 1997. He started his clinical career with an internship at the Department of Pathology at the Benjamin Franklin University Medical Center of the Free University of Berlin, Germany, followed by a residency and a specialist post at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology at the same hospital. He was subsequently appointed Head of the Lymphoma Section of the Skin Cancer Center and, in 2008, as Assistant Professor, both at the Charité and Universitätsmedizin in Berlin.