Skin Pigmentation Disorder
Current Status
Signs and Symptoms
Body systems that are affected
How does a person receive the disorder?
Treatment
For albinos, healthcare providers advise people to cover up, use sunscreen and avoid excess sunlight to prevent skin cancer.
To treat vitilgo, physicians may prescribe a combination of photo-sensitive medications like ultraviolet light therapy to darken the spots. If the person has depigmented patches covering more than 50% of the body, doctors also may be able to use skin bleaching.
Skin-lightening creams are available for hyper-pigmentation disorders. If a mole or birthmark appears suspicious, physicians often will surgically remove it to prevent skin cancer.
How is it diagnosed?
Bibliography
-http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/skinpigmentationdisorders.html
-http://www.kaahe.org/health/en/816-skin-pigmentation-disorders.html
-http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Skin+Pigmentation+Disorders
-http://health.yahoo.net/galecontent/skin-pigmentation-disorders/3#treatment