RT Book, Section
A1 Kane, Kay Shou-Mei
A1 Nambudiri, Vinod E.
A1 Stratigos, Alexander J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1133128000
T1 DISORDERS OF PIGMENTATION
T2 Color Atlas & Synopsis of Pediatric Dermatology, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071843942
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1133128000
RD 2024/04/19
AB Skin  color  is  genetically  determined  and  is  caused  by  the  total  amount  of  melanin  pigment  in  the  skin.  Normal  constitutive  melanin  pigmentation  determines  skin  type,  which  is  classified  by  the  Fitzpatrick  skin  phototypes  as  follows: