Text Atlas of Podiatric Dermatology

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Author(s): Dawber P.R.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year: 2002

Language: English
Pages: 176

Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 3
ISBN 1853177075......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
ANATOMY......Page 8
BLOOD SUPPLY......Page 12
NERVE SUPPLY......Page 13
THE NAIL......Page 16
HAIR FOLLICLES AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES......Page 17
History taking......Page 20
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION......Page 21
Sweat gland function......Page 23
Footwear assessment......Page 24
FOOT FUNCTION......Page 27
Static non-weight-bearing evaluation......Page 29
Static weight-bearing examination......Page 30
Arch height......Page 31
Assessment of walking......Page 32
FURTHER READING......Page 33
Mechanical causes: callosity and corns......Page 34
Corns (clavus)......Page 37
Palmar-plantar keratoderma (PPK)......Page 40
Diffuse palmo-plantar keratoderma......Page 45
Punctate palmo-plantar keratoderma......Page 46
Palmo-plantar ectodermal dysplasias......Page 47
Lichen planus......Page 48
Footwear adjustment and orthoses......Page 49
ULCERATION......Page 50
Infection......Page 51
Gas gangrene......Page 54
Dry gangrene......Page 55
Patients at risk of foot ulcers......Page 56
Foot ulcers in diabetes mellitus......Page 57
Foot ulcers in rheumatoid patients......Page 60
Principles of ulcer management......Page 61
Infective causes of erythema......Page 62
Inflammatory cause of erythema......Page 63
Secondary causes of erythema......Page 64
Small vessel vasculitis......Page 65
Large vessel vasculitis......Page 66
Bacterial infections......Page 67
Erythrasma......Page 68
Erysipelas......Page 69
Plantar wart (verruca)......Page 70
Periungual warts......Page 71
Tinea pedis......Page 72
DISORDERS OF PIGMENTATION......Page 73
Freckles (ephelides)......Page 74
Endocrine hyperpigmentation......Page 75
Piebaldism......Page 76
Albinism......Page 77
BLISTERING DISORDERS......Page 78
Friction blisters......Page 80
Localized allergic response......Page 81
Pemphigus......Page 82
Epidermolysis bullosa......Page 83
BENIGN AND MALIGNANT SKIN LESIONS......Page 84
PSORIASIS......Page 92
Clinical features......Page 93
Nails......Page 94
Prognosis......Page 95
Management......Page 96
Primary irritant eczema......Page 97
Allergic contact eczema......Page 99
Endogenous eczema......Page 101
Management......Page 102
Pompholyx eczema......Page 103
Hypostatic/venous eczema......Page 104
Structure......Page 105
Proximal nail fold......Page 106
NAIL DYNAMICS......Page 107
Foot shape......Page 108
Footwear......Page 109
Hallux limitus and rigidus......Page 111
Onychauxis and onychogryphosis......Page 112
Onychocryptosis: ingrowing toenail......Page 114
Splinter haemorrhages......Page 115
Pincer deformity; involution......Page 116
Rough nails—trachyonychia......Page 117
Leuconychia......Page 118
Melanonychia......Page 119
Diagnosis: nail clippings and subungual scrapings......Page 122
Systemic......Page 123
Periungual and subungual warts......Page 125
Lichen planus......Page 126
Glomus tumour......Page 127
Fibroma......Page 128
Bowen’s disease and squamous cell carcinoma......Page 130
Solutions......Page 132
Topical steroids......Page 133
Tar preparations......Page 134
PUVA (psoralen-ultraviolet A) treatment......Page 135
Methotrexate......Page 136
Principles and types......Page 137
Methods......Page 138
Clinical methods......Page 139
Clinical uses......Page 140
Side effects......Page 141
Benign lesions......Page 142
Intraepidermal carcinoma (Bowen’s disease)......Page 143
Electrodesiccation/ electrofulguration......Page 144
The main indications for punch biopsy......Page 145
Elliptical excision technique......Page 146
Indication......Page 147
Elliptical and punch matrix biopsies......Page 148
Suturing technique......Page 149
Index......Page 152