UID:
edoccha_9958076315702883
Format:
1 online resource (219 p.)
Edition:
1st ed. 2006.
ISBN:
1-280-72720-9
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9786610727209
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3-540-33101-8
Content:
This is the first and most comprehensive book experts to give their opinion and interpretation of dedicated to the understanding and treatment the disease, and left our own point of view to the of hidradenitis suppurativa. The most recent chapters summarizing pathogenesis and the- monograph on this disease was Dr Benedek’s py. At points you may therefore find discussions supplement to Acta Dermatovenerologica in of e. g. apocrine glands with which the editors 1957 (1)! The long interval has not been justified may disagree, but rather than suppress information by a benign nature or quiet disposition of the we have sought to stimulate and inspire an disease. This is a common and debilitating dis- an open dialogue. The book is intended for both ease that significantly reduces the quality of life concrete factual information, as well as inspiration- for patients. In spite of this it has not achieved a for further studies of aetiology, pathog- deserved level notoriety and scientific interest, esis and therapy. but remains an obscure an ill-understood men- We would like to thank our colleagues for ace to the patients. generously sharing their insight and knowledge. There may be several reasons for this neglect.
Note:
State of the art report.
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Introduction -- Verneuil and Verneuil’s Disease: an Historical Overview -- Clinical Presentation -- Pathology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa -- Imaging -- Associated Diseases: Causality or Complications? -- Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Crohn’s Disease -- Epidemiology -- Nosology and Classification -- Genetics of Hidradenitis Suppurativa -- Bacteriology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa -- Endocrinology -- Immunity -- Quality of Life in Hidradenitis Suppurativa -- Antibiotic Therapy -- Antiandrogens -- Oral Retinoids for Hidradenitis Suppurativa -- Immunosuppressive Therapy in Hidradenitis Suppurativa -- Zinc and Other Experimental Medical Treatments -- Biologics For Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Verneuil’s Disease in the Era of Biologics) -- Topical Treatment -- Surgery -- Radiation Therapy -- Experimental Physical Therapies -- Treatment -- Hidradenitis Suppurativa — Patients’ Frequently Asked Questions -- An Uncommon Valor.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-642-06965-7
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3-540-33100-X
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-540-33101-8
