| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 752 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 10, 2015). |
| Summary |
This book is a comprehensive compendium of current knowledge on inherited and autoimmune blistering diseases that relates advances in our understanding of the pathogenetic mechanisms to management of the individual diseases. The aim is to provide a detailed reference for dermatologists who care for patients with these conditions and a useful ́ℓℓone-stop information shoṕℓℓ for specialists outside of dermatology. The book opens by describing the structure and biology of the epidermis and basement membrane zone and discussing the genes and proteins that are targets for mutations and autoantibodies. The role of the various diagnostic tests is explained, and clinical manifestations of the specific diseases are presented with the aid of many high-quality illustrations. The forms of treatment appropriate in specific conditions are then described in depth, with coverage of dressings, drugs, surgical procedures, gene therapy, and other novel approaches. Helpful algorithms are included both for testing and monitoring and for treatment. |
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Skin -- Diseases.
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Blisters.
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HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General
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MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine
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MEDICAL / Diseases
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MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine
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MEDICAL / Internal Medicine
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Blisters. (OCoLC)fst00834474
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Skin -- Diseases.
(OCoLC)fst01120068
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Blisters.
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Dermatology.
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Skin -- Diseases.
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Skin diseases.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Murrell, Dédée F., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Printed edition: 9783662456972 |
| ISBN |
9783662456989 electronic bk. |
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3662456982 electronic bk. |
| Standard No. |
10.1007/978-3-662-45698-9 doi |
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