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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143290503321

Titolo

Textbook of psoriasis / / editor, P.C.M. van de Kerkhof

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass. : , : Blackwell, , 2003

ISBN

0-470-98729-4

1-280-19680-7

9786610196807

0-470-79563-8

0-470-98742-1

1-4051-2824-0

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

KerkhofPetrus Cornelis Maria van de <1952->

Disciplina

616.5/26

Soggetti

Psoriasis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TEXTBOOK OF Psoriasis; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part 1: Clinical Presentations; 1. Clinical Features; 2. Psoriatic Arthropathy; 3. Psychosocial Aspects; Part 2: Aetiology and Pathogenesis; 4. Epidemiology; 5. The Complex Genetics of Psoriasis Revisited; 6. Pathogenesis; 7. Immunopathogenesis; Part 3: Therapy; 8. Vitamin D3 Analogues; 9. Corticosteroids; 10. Dithranol; 11. Photo(chemo)therapy; 12. Methotrexate; 13. Topical and Systemic Retinoids; 14. Cyclic Immunosuppressive Drugs; 15. Novel Immunotherapies; 16. Clinical Use and Pharmacological Profile of Fumaric Acid Esters; 7. Comparisons and Combinations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Your concise and manageable guide to psoriasis  During the last decade, research into molecular genetics, inflammatory mechanisms and immunology has dramatically enhanced our insight into the pathogenesis of psoriasis, paralleled by a proliferation in therapeutic treatments. For those unable to keep pace with the continual volume of research on psoriasis, Textbook of Psoriasis provides a concise and digestible account of the subject.