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Zusatztext "The importance of being able to recognize and diagnose a systemic disease is one of the most important aspects of this field. This book addresses that need beautifully."-Kathleen E Kramer! MD! Stanford University for Doody's Review Service Informationen zum Autor Joseph C. English III, MD , Professor of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Arthur C. Huen, MD, PhD, Instructor of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Timothy J. Patton, DO, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Lisa M. Grandinetti, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Klappentext This usefully concise clinical guide for health care providers has a distinctive approach. The first chapter is based on skin findings that have numerous systemic associations; each section allows the clinician to easily review key information and illustrations on the etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, systemic manifestations, evaluation, and management, as well as an up-to-date bibliography. The remaining chapters are based on more defined skin disorders that are routinely associated with systemic disease and review the same important information. Zusammenfassung Skin and Systemic Disease: A Clinician’s Guide acts as an essential clinical guide for health care providers during patient care. The opening chapter is based on skin findings that have numerous systemic associations, such as flushing or pruritus, providing clinicians with quick access to key information and illustrations pertaining to particular conditions. Subsequent chapters focus on more defined skin disorders that are routinely associated with systemic disease, such as dermatomyositis. Information on each disorder’s etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and systemic manifestations is presented in every chapter, where appropriate, along with guidance on evaluation and management of the disorder. This book is an invaluable resource for health care providers trying to diagnose and treat patients presenting with skin symptoms that may indicate systemic disease. Inhaltsverzeichnis Skin Findings with Systemic Associations. Skin Disorders with Systemic Associations. Calcifying, Perforating, and Atrophic Disorders. Connective Tissue Disorders. Genetic Paraneoplastic Disorders. Granulomatous Disorders. Immunobullous Disorders. Lymphoproliferative Disorders. Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders. Neutrophilic and Eosinophilic Disorders. ...
