Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods [electronic resource] /
Krutmann, Jean.editor.
Hönigsmann, Herbert.editor.
Elmets, Craig A.editor.
New developments in the field of the commonly used photodiagnostic and phototherapeutic methods help to continuously improve the results in the daily practise. Edited by internationally renowned experts, the new edition offers up-to-date, comprehensive and clinically relevant information on every aspect of photodiagnostic and phototherapy. The book is structured in following parts:Photochemotherapy in daily practice, special phototherapeutic modalities and photoprotection in daily practice. Due to the detailed structure this new edition is even more reader-friendly and has a strong focus on clinical aspects. It includes: Guidelines for the treatment selections of specific diseases, practical guidelines for phototherapy with information about basic principles of photobiology, standardized test protocols for photodermatoses and diagnosis for skin tumors.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic Mechanisms in Photo(chemo)therapy -- UV Radiation, Irradiation, and Dosimetry -- Photo(chemo)therapy in Daily Practice -- Mechanisms of Photo(chemo)therapy -- Photo(chemo)therapy for Psoriasis -- Photo(chemo)therapy for Atopic Dermatitis -- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy of the Idiopathic Photodermatoses -- Photo(chemo)therapy for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma -- Phototherapeutic Options for Vitiligo -- Photo(chemo)therapy of Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD) -- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy: Less Common Indications for Use -- Phototherapy and HIV Infection -- Special Phototherapeutic Modalities -- Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology -- Extracorporeal Photoimmunochemotherapy -- Ultraviolet A-1 Phototherapy: Indications and Mode of Action -- Photoprotection in Daily Practice -- Acute and Chronic Photodamage from Phototherapy, Photochemotherapy, and Solar Radiation -- Photoprotection -- Photodiagnostic Procedures in Daily Practice -- Photodiagnostic Modalities -- The Photopatch Test -- Fluorescence Diagnosis in Dermatology -- Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1 Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy—A Proposal -- Technical Equipment.
New developments in the field of the commonly used photodiagnostic and phototherapeutic methods help to continuously improve the results in the daily practise. Edited by internationally renowned experts, the new edition offers up-to-date, comprehensive and clinically relevant information on every aspect of photodiagnostic and phototherapy. The book is structured in following parts:Photochemotherapy in daily practice, special phototherapeutic modalities and photoprotection in daily practice. Due to the detailed structure this new edition is even more reader-friendly and has a strong focus on clinical aspects. It includes: Guidelines for the treatment selections of specific diseases, practical guidelines for phototherapy with information about basic principles of photobiology, standardized test protocols for photodermatoses and diagnosis for skin tumors.
Dermatology.
Plastic surgery.
Oncology  .
Surgery.
Dermatology.
Plastic Surgery.
Oncology.
General Surgery.