Main description:

The third volume of Recent Advances in Dermatology has been fully revised to bring clinicians and trainees fully up to date with the latest advances in dermatology, with emphasis on etiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment.

Each chapter examines a different skin ailment - topics include alopecia, scabies, infant haemangiomas, chemical leukoderma and subcutaneous mycosis. A complete chapter is dedicated to non-venereal male genital lesions, often misdiagnosed as STDs. The final chapters discuss treatment methods including drugs and lasers.

Key points

Fully revised new volume bringing trainees and clinicians fully up to date with latest advances in dermatology
Covers numerous different skin ailments with emphasis on etiology, clinical features, diagnosis and treatment
Includes more than 120 clinical photographs, illustrations and tables
Previous volume published in 2007

Contents:

Toll-like receptors: It's role in dermatology
Pathogenesis and management of acne: Recent development
Medical treatment of infantile hemangiomas
Hand eczema: How to approach
Alopecia areata: An update
Pulse therapy
Scabies: An update
Management of urticaria: Present scenario
Topical immunotherapy: role in dermatology
Arsenicosis: Indian Perspective
Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis: An update
Subcutaneous mycosis: An overview
Chemical leukoderma: An update
Human papillomavirus and its role in the etiopathogenesis of mucocutaneousmalignancies
Adverse cutaneous drug reactions to antiretroviral drugs
Non-Venereal Male Genital Lesions: An Update
Newer drugs in dermatology
Lasers in skin of colour