Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation presents as poorly defined whitening of the skin, which is irregular in outline. Often the loss of pigment is partial rather than complete.1 The surface is usually normal but scaling may be present if the underlying cause is scaly (such as eczema or psoriasis).
This is a companion discussion topic for the original article at https://patient.info/doctor/dermatology/post-inflammatory-hypopigmentation-of-skin