Clinical and Basic Immunodermatology [electronic resource] /
Gaspari, Anthony.editor.
Tyring, Stephen K.editor.
Dermatologists are being asked to understand the pathophysiology of a number of immune-mediated skin diseases. In addition, a number of new products have appeared on the market during the past decade which requires an understanding of the mechanisms of action of these drugs. Dermatologists, however, have no easily understood book to which they can refer to regarding the disease or the drug.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Concepts of Fundamental Importance for Understanding Skin Disease -- Cytokines and Chemokines -- Innate and Adaptive Immunity -- Neuroimmunology -- Stress and Immunity -- Toll-Like Receptors -- Conventional and Unconventional T Cells -- Complement System -- Cutaneous Dendritic Cells in Health and Disease -- Antimicrobial Peptides -- Photoimmunology -- Angiogenesis for the Clinician -- Common Skin Diseases -- Contact Dermatitis: Allergic and Irritant -- Atopic Dermatitis -- Psoriasis -- The Immunology of Acne -- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer -- Immunobiology and Immune-Based Therapies of Melanoma -- Drug Eruptions -- Cutaneous Vasculitis -- Immunodermatology and Viral Skin Infection -- HIV Disease and AIDS -- Bacterial Infections -- Parasitic Infections -- Fungal Infections -- Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma -- Graft-Versus-Host Disease -- Allergic Urticaria -- Immunopharmacology -- Biologic Therapies for Inflammatory Disease -- Topical Immune Response Modifiers: Adjuvants -- Topical Immune Response Modifiers: Antiinflammatories -- Traditional Immune-Modulating Drugs -- Topical Corticosteroids -- Vaccines -- Intravenous Immunoglobulins -- Autoimmunity, Immunodeficiency, and Immune - Associated Dermatoses -- Novel Approach to the Evaluation of Primary Immunodeficiencies -- Iatrogenic Immunodeficiency and Skin Disease -- Granulomatosis -- Vitiligo Vulgaris -- Alopecia Areata -- Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus -- Fibrotic Skin Diseases -- Pemphigus Family of Diseases -- The Pemphigoid Spectrum -- Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita -- Immunoglobulin A Dermatoses.
Dermatologists are being asked to understand the pathophysiology of a number of immune-mediated skin diseases. In addition, a number of new products have appeared on the market during the past decade which requires an understanding of the mechanisms of action of these drugs. Dermatologists, however, have no easily understood book to which they can refer to regarding the disease or the drug.
Dermatology.
Infectious diseases.
Allergy.
Internal medicine.
Dermatology.
Infectious Diseases.
Allergology.
Internal Medicine.