Treatment of Skin Disease: Comprehensive Therapeutic Strategies - Hardcover

Lebwohl MD FAAD, Mark; Heymann MD FAAD, Warren R.; Berth-Jones FRCP, John; Coulson BSc MB FRCP, Ian H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0702069124 ISBN 13: 9780702069123

Publisher: Elsevier, 2017

Synopsis

Covering more than 250 of the most common dermatologic conditions from A to Z, Treatment of Skin Disease, 5th Edition, by Drs. Mark G. Lebwohl, Warren R. Heymann, John Berth-Jones, and Ian Coulson, is your go-to resource for authoritative, evidence-based treatment strategies in your daily practice. This award-winning text provides guidance on the fast-moving dermatological therapy options for virtually any skin disease you're likely to encounter, including third-line and unusual therapies when initial options have not been successful. Summaries of each treatment strategy are accompanied by detailed discussions of treatment choices, with ratings on a consistent scale ranging from clinical studies to anecdotal reports.

• Puts every possible therapeutic option at your disposal - including management strategies and first- to third-line therapies - for a truly complete guide to the vast array of dermatologic treatment options.
• Presents information in a consistent, tabular format, with checklists of diagnostic and investigative pearls and color-coded boxes for quick reference.
• Offers the combined knowledge and expertise of the world's leading authorities in dermatology.

• Features eight all-new chapters on Atypical Fibroxanthoma, Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis, Cryopyrin Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS), Hypopigmented Dermatoses, Nail Psoriasis, Necrolytic Acral Erythema, Post-inflammatory Hyperpigmentation, and Regional Pain.
• Provides more than 250 full-color clinical images of skin diseases, most of which are new to this edition.
• Includes off-label uses, new treatments like therapeutic antibodies and hedgehog inhibitors, and new indications for existing treatments.
• Expert ConsultT eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

About this title

Review:

"Readers can be confident that they are well informed about the latest proven therapies when the usual approaches do not seem to be efficacious. Treatment options are listed for several hundred dermatological conditions that one will probably encounter in clinical practice."

-Patricia Wong, MD (Stanford University Medical Center) for Doody'S Review Service

About this edition

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0702069124
• ISBN 13: 9780702069123
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 912