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Handbook of Atopic Eczema

By J. Ring (auth.) , Prof. Dr. Dr. Johannes Ring , Prof. Dr. Bernhard Przybilla , Prof. Dr. Thomas Ruzicka (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2006
ISBN
978-3-540-23133-2, 978-3-540-29856-4
DOI
10.1007/3-540-29856-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (14001612 bytes)
Pages
XXII, 613p. 216 illus. 168 illus. in color.\630
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-19 16:27:52
Dermatology; Allergology; Immunology; Occupational

Description

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.

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