Atopic Palmoplantar Eczema

Atopic Palmoplantar Eczema by Hans Joachim Schwanitz.

The field of dermatology has very much changed during the last decades. An ever-increasing knowledge about the pathogenesis of diseases of the skin has made it possible to not only better classify but also to make dermatoses better explainable and understandable. The present book exemplifies this wi...

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Main Author: Schwanitz, Hans Joachim (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1988.
Edition:1st ed. 1988.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Allergy.
Immunology.
Internal medicine.
Electronic resources (E-books)
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 What is “Dyshidrosis”?
  • 1.1 Symptoms
  • 1.2 Sweat Glands
  • 1.3 Parasites
  • 1.4 ID Reactions to Dermatophytes
  • 1.5 Allergy
  • 1.6 Atopy
  • 1.7 Various Other Theories
  • 1.8 “Dyshidrotic Eczema” — An Eczema of Unknown Etiology
  • 2 Clinical Investigations
  • 2.1 Statistics
  • 2.2 Age
  • 2.3 Sex
  • 2.4 Age of Manifestation and Course of the Disease
  • 2.5 Clinical Features
  • 2.6 Cigarette Smoking
  • 2.7 Familial Predisposition
  • 2.8 Triggering Mechanisms
  • 2.9 Psychosocial Consequences
  • 3 Experimental Studies
  • 3.1 Thermometry
  • 3.2 Hygrometry
  • 3.3 Mycology
  • 3.4 Allergy
  • 3.5 Inflammatory Mediators
  • 4 Studies Concerning the Atopy Syndrome
  • 4.1 Patient History
  • 4.2 Eosinophils
  • 4.3 Immunoglobulin E
  • 4.4 White Dermographism
  • 5 Atopic Palmoplantar Eczema — Discussion of the Experimental Results
  • 5.1 Historical Aspects
  • 5.2 Genetic Factors
  • 5.3 Clinical Aspects
  • 5.4 Causes
  • 5.5 Secondary Effects of the Disease
  • 5.6 Differential Diagnosis
  • 6 Therapy
  • 6.1 Previous Methods
  • 6.2 Current Status
  • 6.3 New Approaches
  • 7 Future Aspects
  • References.

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