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CONTACT AND OCCUPATIONAL DERMATOLOGY
Contact and Occupational Dermatology
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Third Edition

By
James Marks, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
Peter Elsner, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Klinik fur Hautkranheiten am, Klinikum der Fredrich Schiller Universitat Jena, Jena, Germany
Vincent DeLeo, MD, Associate Professor & Vice Chairman, Columbia University; Department of Dermatology, Director of Dermatology Services, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY

Description
The revised and updated New Edition of this practical guide provides comprehensive, yet concise, coverage of the diagnosis and management of suspected contact and occupational dermatitis--from the basic principles of allergic and irritant contact dermatitis*to data collection, patient evaluation, and monitoring. Readers will find detailed discussions on patch testing, allergens, occupational skin disease, contact urticaria, contact dermatitis, and more. With a brand-new co-author, information on new antigens, and a substantially revised chapter that serves as a mini-atlas of regional contact dermatitis, this trusted resource offers complete, expert guidance--page after page!

Contents


PART I

1 Allergic and Irritant Contact Dermatitis
2 Evaluation and Treatment of the Patient with
3 Patch Testing
4 Regional Contact Dermatitis



PART II : ALLERGENS

5 Standard Allergens
6 Preservatives and Vehicles
7 Cosmetics and Fragrances
8 Medicaments
9 Photoallergens
10 Plants
11 Miscellaneous Allergens



PART III : OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE

12 Etiology of Occupational Skin Disease
13 Evaluation of the Worker in the Office and at
14 Management of Occupational Dermatitis
15 Occupations Commonly Associated with Contact



PART IV : ADDITIONAL TOPICS

16 Contact Urticaria
17 Contact Dermatitis in Children

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 445 pages, publication date: NOV-2001
ISBN-13: 978-0-323-01473-1
ISBN-10: 0-323-01473-9
Imprint: MOSBY


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