Howard I. Maibach Knihy

This revised and updated mini-atlas is a concise survey of the most commonly encountered dermatologic and venereologic patterns. The text focuses on clinical features and includes therapeutic suggestions, as well as numerous tables summarizing essential information.

This book provides an up-to-date, compact but comprehensive review of chemical skin injuries, differentiating them from thermal skin burns. After an introductory chapter on the history of chemical skin injuries and the scope of the problem, the anatomy, histology, physiology, and immunology of normal skin are described. Mechanisms involved in chemical penetration of normal skin are explained, and the effects of damaged skin on chemical penetration are analyzed. The remainder of the book discusses a variety of clinically relevant aspects, such as the different forms of chemical skin injury, including injuries that arise during skin peeling or due to hair products; preventive measures; emergency treatment; rinsing therapy; medical and surgical treatment; and the importance of providing relevant information to workers. The role of predictive toxicology is also considered.

- Not only written by experts but the content of each of the chapters has also been peer-reviewed. - Presents a step-by-step approach to the treatment of chronic wounds. - For dermatologists, but also many other medical disciplines such as general practitioners and family physicians who also treat chronic wounds.

'... this volume is almost ideal for someone entering the field of dermatology, either in research or on a strictly clinical basis, insofar as it is a source for most of the questions and answers relating to topical corticosteroids. It is extensively referenced and clearly belongs in the library of any training program'.American Academy of Dermatology.