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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809460303321

Autore

Sybert Virginia P

Titolo

Genetic skin disorders / / Virginia P. Sybert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2010

ISBN

0-19-045328-1

0-19-997522-1

1-282-66139-6

9786612661396

0-19-977440-4

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (785 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Oxford monographs on medical genetics ; ; no. 60

Disciplina

616.5/042

Soggetti

Skin - Diseases - Genetic aspects

Dermatology

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

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. PRACTICAL INHERITANCE; 2. DISORDERS OF THE EPIDERMIS: DIFFERENTIATION AND KINETICS; 3. DISORDERS OF EPIDERMAL APPENDAGES; 4. DISORDERS OF PIGMENTATION; 5. DISORDERS OF THE DERMIS; 6. DISORDERS OF SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; 7. LYMPHEDEMA; 8. URTICARIA; 9. OTHER DISORDERS; 10. TUMORS/HAMARTOMAS; 11. METABOLIC DISEASE; 12. PREMATURE AGING; 13. PHOTOSENSITIVITY; 14. IMMUNE DEFICIENCY DISEASES; Appendix A: Glossary; Appendix B: Differential Diagnosis by Skin Sign; Figure Credits; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This valuable text represents a comprehensive survey of well over 300 distinct inherited dermatologic conditions. Each disease entry follows a consistent format, allowing the clinician to quickly scan and access key information for differential diagnosis. Each entry contains sections devoted to dermatologic features, associated clinical abnormalities, histopathology, biochemical and molecular information, treatment, mode of inheritance and recurrence risk, prenatal diagnosis, and information on differential diagnosis.