Full Description
The human nail provides a complex structure that supports fine manipulation of objects while protecting the extremities. Diseases of the nail disrupt this function. They can cause pain and discomfort, cause disfigurement and are often unsightly with a profound effect on the sufferer's self confidence. Baran & Dawber's Diseases of the Nails and their Management has long been recognized as the preeminent authority on nail disease. New to this edition is a superb guide to differential diagnosis by color, shape and location within the nail unit to provide rapid clinical information on nail disorders. All thirteen chapters have been thoroughly updated.
Contents
List of Contributors, vii Preface, ix List of Abbreviations, xi 1 Science of the Nail Apparatus, 1 David A.R. de Berker and Robert Baran 2 Physical Signs, 51 Adam I. Rubin and Robert Baran 3 Imaging the Nail Unit, 101 Luc Thomas, Myriam Vaudaine, Ximena Wortsman, Gregor B.E. Jemec and Jean-Luc Drape 4 The Nail in Childhood and Old Age, 183 David A.R. de Berker, Bertrand Richert and Robert Baran 5 Fungal (Onychomycosis) and Other Infections Involving the Nail Apparatus, 211 Roderick J. Hay and Robert Baran 6 The Nail in Dermatological Disease, 257 Mark Holzberg and Robert Baran 7 The Nail in Systemic Disease, 315 Mark Holzberg 8 Drug-induced Nail Changes, 413 Robert Baran, Bruno Fouilloux and Caroline Robert 9 Occupational Abnormalities and Contact Dermatitis, 443 Robert Baran and Richard J.G. Rycroft 10 Cosmetics: the Care and Adornment of the Nail, 471 Douglas Schoon and Robert Baran 11 Hereditary and Congenital Nail Disorders, 485 Smail Hadj-Rabia, Lennart Juhlin and Robert Baran 12 Nail Surgery and Traumatic Abnormalities, 549 Luc Thomas, Elvin G. Zook, Timothy J. Rosio, Rodney P.R. Dawber, Eckart Haneke and Robert Baran 13 Tumors of the Nail Apparatus and Adjacent Tissues, 637 Luc Thomas, Elvin G. Zook, Eckart Haneke, Jean-Luc Drape and Robert Baran (with the participation of Jurgen F. Kreusch) Appendix: Differential Diagnosis of Nail Findings, 745 Mark Holzberg Index, 799
