MELASMA

Course overview

MELASMA IS A COMMON SKIN PROBLEM CAUSED BY BROWN TO GRAY-BROWN PATCHES ON THE FACE. MOST PEOPLE GET IT ON THEIR CHEEKS, CHIN, NOSE BRIDGE, FOREHEAD, AND ABOVE THE UPPER LIP. IT IS MORE COMMON IN WOMEN THAN MEN. PREGNANCY IS A COMMON CAUSE OF MELASMA. IT ALSO AFFECTS WOMAN TAKING ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES AND HORMONES. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION OF MELASMA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN MANAGING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.