Full Description
This textbook brings together experts in the field of transplant dermatology to review both state of the art and practical knowledge regarding the clinical presentation and management of the various cutaneous diseases seen in patients with solid organ transplant. Practicing dermatologists, trainees, and other health care providers involved in the care of transplant patients can learn the current diagnostic and management options, and how to apply these guidelines and principles in their everyday practice.
Contents
Foreword Preface List of Contributors. History of Transplant Dermatology and Current Epidemiologic Trends in Posttransplant Skin Cancer. Immunosuppressive Therapy for Solid Organ Transplantation. Dermatologic Imaging for Immunosuppressed Patients. Skin Cancer Prevention, Chemoprevention, and Revision of Immunosuppression. Topical and Intralesional Modalities for Actinic Keratoses and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Transplant Recipients. Advances in Photodynamic Therapy for the Treatment of Actinic Keratoses and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Pediatric Transplant Dermatology. Melanoma in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Management of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Rare Skin Cancers: Kaposi's Sarcoma, Sebaceous Carcinoma, Atypical Fibroxanthoma, and Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans. Immunotherapy in Organ Transplant Recipients. Bacterial, Fungal, and Viral Skin Infections in Organ Transplant Recipients. Direct Dermatologic Side Effects of Immunosuppressive Therapy in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. Nail Disease and Nail Surgery in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. How to Build a Transplant Dermatology Clinic. Index.
