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Evidence-based Dermatology, Second Edition is a unique book in the field of clinical dermatology. Written and edited by some of the world's leading experts in evidence-based dermatology, it takes a highly evidence-based approach to the treatment of all major and many of the less common skin conditions.
List of contents
Contents of the first edition: .
The concept of evidence-based dermatology.
The field and its boundaries.
The rationale for evidence-based dermatology.
The role of the consumer in evidence-based dermatology.
The Cochrane Skin Group.
The critical appraisal toolbox.
Formulating well-built clinical questions.
Finding the best evidence.
The hierarchy of evidence.
How to critically appraise systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
How to assess the evidence for the safety of medical interventions.
How to critically appraise pharmacoeconomic studies.
Applying the evidence back to the patient.
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The evidence: Common inflammatory skin disease.
Acne vulgaris.
Papulopustular rosacea.
Perioral dermatitis.
Hand eczema.
Atopic eczema.
Seborrhoeic dermatitis.
Psoriasis.
Lichen planus.
Acute urticaria.
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Skin cancer.
Prevention of skin cancer.
Do sunscreens reduce the incidence of skin cancers?.
Cutaneous melanoma.
Squamous cell carcinoma.
Basal cell carcinoma.
Primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
Actinic keratoses and Bowen's disease.
Kaposi's sarcoma.
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Infective skin diseases.
Local treatments for cutaneous warts.
Impetigo.
Athlete's foot.
Onychomycosis.
Tinea capitis.
Candidiasis.
Deep fungal infections.
Infestations.
Scabies.
Head lice.
Insect bites.
Vitiligo.
Melasma.
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Hair Problems.
Male and female androgenetic alopecia.
Alopecia areata.
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Leg ulceration.
Venous ulcers.
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Less common skin disorders.
Cutaneous lupus erythematosus.
Dermatomyositis.
Bullous pemphigoid.
Pemphigus.
Cutaneous manifestations of sarcoidosis.
Erythema multiforme.
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Focal hyperhidrosis.
The idiopathic photodermatoses.
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The future of evidence-based dermatology.
Where do we go from here?
