POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION

Course overview

POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION (PIH) IS A COMMON ACQUIRED DISORDER OCCURRING AFTER SKIN INFLAMMATION OR INJURY. IT IS CHRONIC AND IS MORE COMMON AND SEVERE IN DARKER-SKINNED INDIVIDUALS (FITZPATRICK SKIN TYPES III–VI). WHILE THE CONDITION TYPICALLY IMPROVES SPONTANEOUSLY, THIS PROCESS CAN TAKE MONTHS TO YEARS, NECESSITATING PROLONGED TREATMENT. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF POSTINFLAMMATORY HYPERPIGMENTATION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EDUCATING AND MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.