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The Fitzpatrick scale has been criticized for its Eurocentric bias and insufficient representation of global skin color diversity. [9] The scale originally was developed for classifying "white skin" in response to solar radiation, [2] and initially included only four categories focused on white skin, with "brown" and "black" skin types (V and VI) added as an afterthought.
Thomas B. Fitzpatrick (December 19, 1919 – November 16, 2003) was an American dermatologist. He was Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Massachusetts General Hospital Dermatology Service from 1959 to 1987.
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Rook was the editor of the British Journal of Dermatology from 1968 to 1974 [2] a dermatologist at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, and a medical historian. [3] An online version was introduced for the eighth edition in 2010. [4] The ninth edition in four volumes was published by Wiley in 2016. [5]
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Pages in category "Stub-Class dermatology articles" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 749 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The dermis is composed of three major types of cells: [3] fibroblasts, macrophages, and mast cells.. Apart from these cells, the dermis is also composed of matrix components such as collagen (which provides strength), elastin (which provides elasticity), and extrafibrillar matrix, an extracellular gel-like substance primarily composed of glycosaminoglycans (most notably hyaluronan ...