Pigmentation Disorders — Medical Dermatology

Dermatology · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Análisis exhaustivo de los mecanismos moleculares de la melanogénesis, las alteraciones congénitas y adquiridas de la pigmentación, su fisiopatología, diagnóstico diferencial y opciones terapéuticas actuales.

What it covers

1. Biology of the Melanocyte and the Epidermal Unit of Melanization
2. · Origin in the Neural Crest and Cellular Specification
3. · Structure of the Mature Melanocyte
4. · Types of Melanin and Determinants of Phototype
5. Melanogenesis: Biochemistry and Biogenesis of Melanosomes
6. · The Biochemical Pathway of Melanogenesis
7. · Biogenesis of Melanosomes: The Four Stages
8. · Hormonal and Environmental Regulation of Melanogenesis
9. General Classification of Pigmentation Disorders
10. Vitiligo
11. · Pathophysiology: The Autoimmune Model
12. · Genetics of Vitiligo
13. · Clinical Classification of Vitiligo
14. · Diagnosis
15. Albinism: Types, Genetics and Systemic Manifestations
16. · Oculocutaneous Albinism (OCA): Seven Types
17. · Ocular Manifestations of Albinism
18. · Albinism Syndromes with Systemic Commitment
19. · Dermatological Management of Albinism
20. Other Relevant Hypopigmentations
21. Melasma (Chloasma)
22. · Pathophysiology of Melasma
23. · Depth Classification
24. Ephelides, Lentigo and Coffee with Milk Spots
25. Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH)
26. · Physiopathological Mechanism
27. · Treatment of PIH
28. Other Relevant Acquired Hyperpigmentation
29. Hyperpigmentation of Systemic and Endocrine Origin
30. · Addison's Disease (Primary Adrenal Insufficiency)
31. · Cushing's Syndrome and Paradoxical Pigmentation
32. · Argyria, Chrysoderma and Exogenous Pigmentations
33. Melanocytic Nevi: Classification, Molecular Biology and Risk of Melanoma
34. · Histological Classification
35. · Molecular Biology of Melanocytic Transformation
36. Depigmentation Treatments: Comparative Mechanisms of Action
37. Integrating Differential Diagnosis and Diagnostic Tools
38. · Essential Diagnostic Tools
39. · Algorithm for Differential Diagnosis of Hypopigmented Lesions
40. · Algorithm for Differential Diagnosis of Facial Hyperpigmented Lesions