Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods

ISBN-13: 9783642071768 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 447 str.

Jean Krutmann; Herbert Honigsmann; Craig A. Elmets

Opis

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.

Recenzje

Aus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage:

"...Wie auch bereits in der 1. Auflage, so ist es auch in diesem Werk den Herausgebern gelungen, eine große Anzahl von Experten dafür zu gewinnen, die klinischen und molekularen Mechanismen der Phototherapie und der Photodiagnostik im Detail sehr ausführlich und fokussiert darzustellen. Somit ist dieses Buch ein Muss für jeden photodermatologisch und photobiologisch interessierten Arzt oder Wissenshaftler. ... Weiterhin sind Therapieverfahren ... in exzellenter Weise beschrieben worden..." (Stefan Beissert,in: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 1/October/2009, Issue 10, S. 919)

Spis treści

Preliminary: UV Radiation, Irradiation, Dosimetry.- Mechanisms of (Photo)chemotherapy.- 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 .- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy: Less Common Indications for Its Use in Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methodes.- Phototherapy of HIV-Infected Patients: Evidence Questioning and Addressing Safety.- Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology.- Extracorporeal Photoimmunochemotherapy.- Ultraviolet-A1 Phototherapy: Indications and Mode of Action.- Acute and Chronic Photodamage from Solar Radiation, Phototherapy, and Photochemotherapy.- Photoprotection.- Photodiagnostic Modalities.- The Photopatch Test.- Fluorescence Diagnosis with d -Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Phototherapeutic Options for Vitiligo Porphyrins in Dermatology.- Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1, Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy - A Proposal.- Technical Equipment.

O autorze

Jean Krutmann is Professor of Dermatology and Environmental Medicine and Director of the Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (Institute for Environmental Medical Research) at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. His field of research is dermatotoxicology and immunodermatology, with special emphasis on environmentally induced skin diseases. He is author or co-author of more than 200 papers and the recipient of various awards.