Periorbital Hyperpigmentation in Asians: An Epidemiologic Study and a Proposed Classification

BACKGROUND
Periorbital hyperpigmentation (POH) presents with a dark area surrounding the eyelids. It is an ill-defined condition, and the pathogenesis can be multifactorial.


OBJECTIVE
This epidemiologic study was conducted to assess the prevalence of periorbital hyperpigmentation in Singapore in an attempt to propose a classification.


MATERIALS AND METHODS
One thousand consecutive patients attending the general dermatology clinic at the National Skin Center were enrolled in the study to assess for POH, of whom 200 with POH were examined and investigated to define the cause of POH. The possible causes were determined according ...

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