Dermatologists are being asked to understand the pathophysiology of a number of immune-mediated skin diseases. In addition, a number of new products have appeared on the market during the past decade which requires an understanding of the mechanisms of action of these drugs. Dermatologists, however, have no easily understood book to which they can refer to regarding the disease or the drug.
Author(s): Oliver A. Perez, Brian Berman (auth.), Anthony A. Gaspari MD, Stephen K. Tyring MD, PhD (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag London
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 812
Tags: Dermatology; Immunology; Infectious Diseases; Allergology; Internal Medicine
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii
Cytokines and Chemokines....Pages 3-16
Innate and Adaptive Immunity....Pages 17-29
Neuroimmunology....Pages 31-44
Stress and Immunity....Pages 45-65
Toll-Like Receptors....Pages 67-84
Conventional and Unconventional T Cells....Pages 85-104
Complement System....Pages 105-118
Cutaneous Dendritic Cells in Health and Disease....Pages 119-130
Antimicrobial Peptides....Pages 131-145
Photoimmunology....Pages 147-155
Angiogenesis for the Clinician....Pages 157-168
Contact Dermatitis: Allergic and Irritant....Pages 171-192
Atopic Dermatitis....Pages 193-206
Psoriasis....Pages 207-216
The Immunology of Acne....Pages 217-222
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer....Pages 223-243
Immunobiology and Immune-Based Therapies of Melanoma....Pages 245-262
Drug Eruptions....Pages 263-276
Cutaneous Vasculitis....Pages 277-295
Immunodermatology and Viral Skin Infection....Pages 297-321
HIV Disease and AIDS....Pages 323-334
Bacterial Infections....Pages 335-361
Parasitic Infections....Pages 363-371
Fungal Infections....Pages 373-410
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma....Pages 411-437
Graft-Versus-Host Disease....Pages 439-457
Allergic Urticaria....Pages 459-477
Biologic Therapies for Inflammatory Disease....Pages 481-526
Topical Immune Response Modifiers: Adjuvants....Pages 527-537
Topical Immune Response Modifiers: Antiinflammatories....Pages 539-549
Traditional Immune-Modulating Drugs....Pages 551-559
Topical Corticosteroids....Pages 561-577
Vaccines....Pages 579-603
Intravenous Immunoglobulins....Pages 605-614
Novel Approach to the Evaluation of Primary Immunodeficiencies....Pages 617-631
Iatrogenic Immunodeficiency and Skin Disease....Pages 633-643
Granulomatosis....Pages 645-659
Vitiligo Vulgaris....Pages 661-689
Alopecia Areata....Pages 691-702
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus....Pages 703-719
Fibrotic Skin Diseases....Pages 721-737
Pemphigus Family of Diseases....Pages 739-749
The Pemphigoid Spectrum....Pages 751-761
Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita....Pages 763-769
Immunoglobulin A Dermatoses....Pages 771-787
Back Matter....Pages 789-812
