(Basic and Clinical Dermatology. Volume 29.) Edited by Torello Lotti and Jana Hercogová. 502 pp., illustrated. New York, Marcel Dekker, 2004. $195. ISBN 0-8247-4305-9.
The late Thomas Fitzpatrick, one of the leading dermatologistsof the past 50 years, liked to quip that the three greatestproblems faced by mankind were "the atom, the ovum, and themelanocyte." Many people want their skin to be either lighteror darker than its normal tone. Regardless of what one may thinkabout changing skin color, it is generally agreed that everyonewants a uniform color. Vitiligo interrupts the uniformity ofskin color and can have devastating effects on a person's self-image.Societies ancient and modern have perceived blotchy pigmentationin a negative way, associating hypopigmentation or depigmentation. . . [Full Text of this Article]
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