Description
This book summarises the key clinical features and their treatment across a range of skin diseases and describes the decision-making process when referring patients to specialists. It describes how treatment of the skin is often very different to other specialities, as both topical and systemic medications are used, and reviews the clinical signs, investigation and diagnostic approaches to skin diseases.
Treatment of Skin Diseases: A Practical Guide principally aids primary care physicians, trainee dermatologists and dermatology nurse practitioners, but it is also a convenient management guide for allied health professionals, students and hospital-based physicians. A concise atlas of diagnostic photographs is included and incorporated with a simple set of common differentials to provide a useful reference for primary care readers and those training in dermatology. The book also contains information on the management of common skin problems, together providing a comprehensive introduction to the treatment of skin diseases. The treatment options for secondary and tertiary care are also included to provide a thorough picture of the spectrum of dermatologic therapeutics.
Table of Contents
Part 1. Skin Diseases and Treatment.- 1. Diagnosis of skin disease.- 2. Eczema.- 3. Keratinizing and papulosquamous disorders.- 4. Bacterial infections.- 5. Fungal infections.- 6. Viral infections.- 7. Parasitic infestations and diseases caused by arthropods.- 8. Connective tissue disorders.- 9. Bullous disorders.- 10. Disorders of pigmentation.- 11. Diseases due to ultraviolet radiation.- 12. Cutaneous reactions due to cold.- 13. Disorders of the sebaceous, sweat and apocrine glands.- 14. Urticaria and erythemas.- 15. Purpura.- 16. Diseases of the blood vessels and lymphatics.- 17. Pruritus.- 18. Leg ulcers. 19. Naevi and malformations.- 20. Tumours of the skin.- 21. Hair disorders.- 22. Nail disorders.- 23. Diseases of the oral cavity.- 24. Diseases of the subcutaneous fat.- 25. Cuaneous manifestations of diseases of the external genitalia.- 26. Sexually transmitted diseases.- 27. Psychocutaneous disorders.- 28. Ages of man and their dermatoses.- 29. Occupational dermatoses.- 30.Sports related skin injuries.- 31. Cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease.- 32. Cutaneous manifestations of malnutrition.- 33. Miscellaneous disorders.- 34. Burns.- 35. Cosmetic dermatology.- 36. Cutaneous drug reactions.- 37. Fundamentals of topical therapy.- 38. Topical corticosteroids.- Part 2. Management of Common Skin Problems.- 39. Management of dry skin.- 40. Management of eczema, wounds, blisters and hyperkeratosis.- 41. Management of the diabetic foot.- Part 3. Appendix.- 42. Common systemic medications used in Skin Diseases.- 43. Common topical medications used in Skin Diseases.- Part 4. Atlas.- 44. Atlas.
