RT Book, Section
A1 Taylor, Susan C.
A1 Elbuluk, Nada M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1200674463
T1 Postinflammatory Pigment Alteration
T2 Taylor and Elbuluk's Color Atlas and Synopsis for Skin of Color
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264268900
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200674463
RD 2024/04/18
AB KEY  POINTSPostinflammatory  pigment  alteration  (PIPA)  includes  both  postinflammatory  hyperpigmentation  and  postinflammatory  hypopigmentation.While  PIPA  can  occur  in  all  skin  colors,  it  is  more  common  in  skin  of  color.Individuals  affected  with  PIPA  are  thought  to  have  a  predisposed  tendency  for  their  melanocytes  to  respond  to  inflammation  or  trauma  with  hyperpigmentation  or  hypopigmentation.PIPA  can  often  last  significantly  longer  than  the  underlying  cause.  It  has  been  associated  with  profound  effects  on  quality  of  life.