Chapter-23 Melasma (Chloasma)
BOOK TITLE: Common Skin Diseases—A Clinical Approach
Author
1. Chattopadhyay SP
ISBN
9789350907399
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12275_23
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2014
Pages
2
Author Affiliations
1.
Armed Forces Medical College Pune,
Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, Ramakrishna Mission Seva Pratishthan; Calcutta Medical and Research Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
melasma,
chloasma,
progesterone metabolism,
estrogen metabolism,
ovarian tumor,
melanosome DNA synthesis,
epidermal pigmentation