Full Description
This new edition of the bestselling text, Fungal Infections of the Nail and Scalp: The Current Approach to Diagnosis and Therapy has been expanded to include scalp infections. As before, this illustrated text has been written by clinicians for clinicians, to provide an authoritative guide to the steps needed to identify and effectively manage the patient with fungal nail or scalp infection.
Covers fungal infections of both nails and scalp
Presents an authoritative clinical guide for all medical professionals in diagnosis and treatment
Brings together the expertise of international authorities
Contents
List of contributors.
Nails
1. Epidemiology. 2. Anatomy of the nail. 3. Clinical patterns correlated with routes of entry. 4. Clinical differential diagnosis of fungal nail infections. 5. Onychoscopy of onychomycosis. 6. Mycological examination of the nails. 7. Goals for the treatment of onychomycosis. 8. Current Treatments of Onychomycosis. 9. New and emerging therapies for the nail. 10. Preventive measures.
Hair
11. Epidemiology of scalp infection. 12. Anatomy of the scalp. 13. Clinical patterns correlated with routes of entry for the scalp. 14. Clinical differential diagnosis of scalp infection. 15. Trichoscopy of tinea capitis. 16. Mycological examination of the hair. 17. Goals for the treatment of scalp infection. 18. Treatment of tinea capitis. 19. Preventive Measures.
Index.
