Main 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:

1 Science of the Nail Apparatus (David A.R. de Berker and Robert Baran) 2 Physical Signs (Adam I. Rubin and Robert Baran) 3 Imaging the Nail Unit (Luc Thomas, Myriam Vaudaine, Ximena Wortsman, Gregor B.E. Jemec and Jean-Luc Drape) 4 The Nail in Childhood and Old Age (David A.R. de Berker, Bertrand Richert and Robert Baran) 5 Fungal (Onychomycosis) and Other Infections Involving the Nail Apparatus (Roderick J. Hay and Robert Baran) 6 The Nail in Dermatological Disease (Mark Holzberg and Robert Baran) 7 The Nail in Systemic Disease (Mark Holzberg) 8 Drug-induced Nail Changes (Robert Baran, Bruno Fouilloux and Caroline Robert) 9 Occupational Abnormalities and Contact Dermatitis (Robert Baran and Richard J.G. Rycroft) 10 Cosmetics: the Care and Adornment of the Nail (Douglas Schoon and Robert Baran) 11 Hereditary and Congenital Nail Disorders (Smail Hadj-Rabia, Lennart Juhlin and Robert Baran) 12 Nail Surgery and Traumatic Abnormalities (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 (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 (Mark Holzberg)