Krutmann / Hönigsmann / Elmets Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-3-662-04511-4
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 412 Seiten, eBook

New developments in the field of the commonly used photodiagnostic and phototherapeutic methods help to continuously improve the results in the daily practice. Edited by internationally renowned experts, the new edition offers again up-to-date, comprehensive and clinically relevant information on every aspect of photodiagnostics and phototherapy. This eagerly awaited 2 nd edition will become the bible of this field. It is structured in following parts: Photochemotherapy in daily practice, special phototherapeutic modalities and photoprotection. Due to the detailed structure the book is 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.The book is an invaluable resource for dermatologists, oncologists and all other physicians treating dermatological patients.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krutmann, Jean

Hönigsmann, Herbert

Elmets, Craig A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I Basic mechanisms in Photo(chemo)therapy.- UV Radiation, Irradiation, Dosimetry.- Mechanisms of Photo(chemo)therapy.- II Photo(chemo)therapy in daily practice.- 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-Vs-Host Disease.- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy: Less Common Indications for Its Use.- Phototherapy of HIV-Infected Patients: Evidence Questioning and Addressing Safety.- III Special Phototherapeutic Modalities.- Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology.- Extracorporeal Photoimmunochemotherapy.- Ultraviolet-A1 Phototherapy: Indications and Mode of Action.- IV Photoprotection in daily practice.- Acute and Chronic Photodamage from Solar Radiation, Phototherapy, and Photochemotherapy.- Photoprotection.- V Photodiagnostic procedures in daily practice.- Photodiagnostic Modalities.- The Photopatch Test.- Fluorescence Diagnosis with ?-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Porphyrins in Dermatology.- VI Appendix.- Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1 Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy — A Proposal.- Technical Equipment.