TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Melasma A1 - Taylor, Susan C. A1 - Elbuluk, Nada M. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Taylor and Elbuluk's Color Atlas and Synopsis for Skin of Color AB - KEY POINTSMelasma occurs more commonly in women and though it can occur in all skin colors it is more common in those darker skin tones.Facial melasma has three distributions that include centrofacial, malar, and mandibular. Extrafacial melasma can also occur less commonly on non-facial sites.Melasma can vary in distribution and severity, with color ranging from tan to dark brown. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200674448 ER -