Psoriasis

M. Alan Menter, Caitriona Ryan (Herausgeber)

268 Seiten

2nd New edition
CRC Press (Hersteller)
978-1-138-58346-7 (ISBN)

Infos

The new edition of a concise yet thorough illustrated review of the diagnosis and treatment of many forms of psoriasis now includes the many new therapies available and in development, as well as more material on psoriasis as a systemic disease and on comorbidities. This will be of interest to all dermatologists in training and practice, as well as primary care physicians.

Autor

M. Alan Menter Department of Dermatology, Baylor University Medical Centre, Dallas, Texas Caitriona Ryan Department of Dermatology, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Inhalt

The history of psoriasis. Epidemiology. Microscopic findings. Genetics. Immunology. Other environmental risk factors. Plaque type psoriasis: Chronic plaque, guttate, and erythrodermic phenotypes. Palmoplantar psoriasis. Generalised pustular psoriasis. Inverse psoriasis and genital disease. Nail psoriasis. Differential diagnoses of psoriasis. Genetics, immunology, and pathogenesis. Psoriatic arthritis: Clinical manifestations. Pediatric psoriasis. Cardiometabolic comorbidities. Psychiatric comorbidities. Other disease associations: Liver, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and neoplastic. Assessment and measurement of disease. Current and future topical treatments for psoriasis. Phototherapy and photochemotherapy.Traditional systemic therapies and monitoring guidelines. Current biologic therapies (including IL-17) and monitoring guidelines. Current and future oral small molecules. Biologic therapies in the pipeline. Future directions and personalized medicine. Conclusion.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 400 Illustrations, color
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 216 x 279 mm
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• ISBN-10: 1-138-58346-4 / 1138583464
• ISBN-13: 978-1-138-58346-7 / 9781138583467
• Zustand: Neuware