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Severe Skin Diseases in Children [electronic resource] : Beyond Topical Therapy / edited by Wynnis L. Tom.

By: Tom, Wynnis L [editor.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014Description: X, 251 p. 54 illus., 49 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642395321.Subject(s): Medicine | Dermatology | Medicine & Public Health | DermatologyDDC classification: 616.5 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
Inflammatory Diseases:- Immune-Mediated/Autoimmune Diseases -- Photosensitive Disorders -- Tumors -- Genodermatoses -- Appendix.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Children are no less spared from severe skin diseases. This textbook is designed as a practical clinical reference that will guide practitioners in treating difficult dermatoses in children in whom topical therapy has been unsuccessful. Individual sections are devoted to inflammatory diseases, immune-mediated/autoimmune diseases, tumors and proliferative disorders, and genodermatoses. Each chapter addresses which patients represent suitable candidates for systemic or other non-topical therapy and considerations and caveats in the use of such approaches. Potential treatments are then appraised from a current evidence-based perspective, with provision of detailed but relevant information and reference tables that summarize recommendations in use and monitoring. Future directions in management are also presented.
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Inflammatory Diseases:- Immune-Mediated/Autoimmune Diseases -- Photosensitive Disorders -- Tumors -- Genodermatoses -- Appendix.

Children are no less spared from severe skin diseases. This textbook is designed as a practical clinical reference that will guide practitioners in treating difficult dermatoses in children in whom topical therapy has been unsuccessful. Individual sections are devoted to inflammatory diseases, immune-mediated/autoimmune diseases, tumors and proliferative disorders, and genodermatoses. Each chapter addresses which patients represent suitable candidates for systemic or other non-topical therapy and considerations and caveats in the use of such approaches. Potential treatments are then appraised from a current evidence-based perspective, with provision of detailed but relevant information and reference tables that summarize recommendations in use and monitoring. Future directions in management are also presented.

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