Overview
Covers the most common skin diseases of our time, which dramatically increased over the past decades
Based on first edition, with completely revised, new and updated chapters
Comprises current state of the art in clinical medicine, therapeutic management and pathophysiology
Written and edited by leading experts of the field
Physicians treating patients with atopic eczema will find that this book offers extremely helpful advice for the treatment and prevention of this disease
With numerous excellent colour illustrations throughout the book
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (66 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Clinical Aspects of Atopic Eczema
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About this book
Atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis, neurodermitis diffusa, endogenous eczema) is one of the most common skin diseases of our time and is still increasing in prevalence dramatically all over the world. The reasons for this increase are not known. It occurs at any age, not only in childhood, approximately 2/3 of children affected will suffer from this disease when they are grown-up. Written by leading experts of their field, this second edition comprises the state of the art in pathophysiology, clinical medicine and therapeutic management. It demonstrates that there is no simple "miracle" cream, pill or diet for this disease, but that a disturbed barrier function can only be repaired by adequate and individualized skin care and it shows how unspecific anti-inflammatory treatment has to be individually tailored according to body area affected, patient age and acuity of skin lesions. All physicians will find this book most helpful in the painstaking search for the individual causal or eliciting factors.
Reviews
From the reviews of the second edition:
"Atopic eczema … is one of the most common skin diseases of our time and is still increasing in prevalence dramatically all over the world. … Written by leading experts of the field, this second edition comprises the state of the art in pathophysiology, clinical medicine and therapeutic management. … All physicians will find this book most helpful in the painstaking search for the individual causal or eliciting factors." (Journal of Investigational Allergology, Vol. 16 (5), 2006)
"The Handbook of Atopic Eczema is not a small book. Its 613 generally well written pages are grouped into 66 chapters … . A researcher will quickly spot many fertile fields for investigation. Biology watchers will ponder the workings of ceramides, cytokines, and phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors. … This book has a place on my bookshelf next to the first edition, published more than 15 years ago. In fact, it frequently has a place in my hands." (Mark V. Dahl, New England Journal of Medicine, March, 2006)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Handbook of Atopic Eczema
Editors: Johannes Ring, Bernhard Przybilla, Thomas Ruzicka
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-29856-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-29856-4Published: 23 February 2006
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: XXII, 613
Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 168 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Orginally published under Ruzicka,Thomas
Topics: Dermatology, Allergology, Immunology, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine