Main 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.

Contents:

Part 1. Skin Diseases and Treatment1. Diagnosis of skin disease2. Eczema3. Keratinizing and papulosquamous disorders4. Bacterial infections5. Fungal infections6. Viral infections7. Parasitic infestations and diseases caused by arthropods8. Connective tissue disorders9. Bullous disorders10. Disorders of pigmentation11. Diseases due to ultraviolet radiation12. Cutaneous reactions due to cold13. Disorders of the sebaceous, sweat and apocrine glands14. Urticaria and erythemas15. Purpura16. Diseases of the blood vessels and lymphatics17. Pruritus18. Leg ulcers19. Naevi and malformations20. Tumours of the skin21. Hair disorders22. Nail disorders23. Diseases of the oral cavity24. Diseases of the subcutaneous fat25. Cuaneous manifestations of diseases of the external genitalia26. Sexually transmitted diseases27. Psychocutaneous disorders28. Ages of man and their dermatoses29. Occupational dermatoses30. Sports related skin injuries31. Cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease32. Cutaneous manifestations of malnutrition33. Miscellaneous disorders34. Burns35. Cosmetic dermatology36. Cutaneous drug reactions37. Fundamentals of topical therapy 38. Topical corticosteroids
Part 2. Management of Common Skin Problems39. Management of dry skin40. Management of eczema, wounds, blisters and hyperkeratosis41. 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. Atlas44. Atlas