Fast Facts: Eczema And Contact Dermatitis [Paperback]

John Berth-Jones (Author), Eunice Tan (Author), Howard I. Maibach (Author)

Book Description

Series: Fast Facts | Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Dermatitis (also known as eczema) encompasses many common and important skin diseases. These affect patients of all ages. They include atopic dermatitis - the intensely itchy and distressing disease seen mainly in infancy and childhood - through industrial dermatitis - a major source of handicap and time lost from work in the adult population - to asteatotic eczema - the itchy dry skin associated with ageing. Indeed, there can be few people who are not affected by some form of dermatitis at some point in their lives. Largely because of the high incidence of dermatitis, physicians in many different medical disciplines are regularly involved in its management. This text is intended to help by familiarizing the non-dermatologist reader with the aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of the various forms of this disease. Contents: Allergic contact dermatitis; Irritant contact dermatitis; Atopic eczema; Photosensitive eczema; Seborrheic eczema; Hand and foot eczema; Other forms of eczema; Future trends

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About the Author

John Berth-Jones, Consultant Dermatologist, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK Specialist Registrar in Dermatology Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Norwich, UK, Howard I Malbach, Professor of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, USA and Eunice Tan, Specialist Registrar in Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, Norwich, UK

Product Details

• Paperback: 94 pages
• Publisher: Health Press Limited (UK); 1 edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903734320
• ISBN-13: 978-1903734322
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,973,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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