Autoimmune Diseases of the Skin Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, Management / edited by Michael Hertl.

Cutaneous autoimmune diseases of the skin remain an enigma for many clinicians and scientists who are not familiar with these mostly severe and chronic diseases. The book presented provides an overview and the latest information on the broad spectrum of cutaneous autoimmune disorders for clinicians,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Hertl, Michael (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Vienna : Springer Vienna : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:1st ed. 2001.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Disease (Martin Röcken/Tilo Biedermann)
  • Epidemiology of Autoimmune Skin Disorders (Berthold Rzany/Niels Weller)
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorders: Pemphigus (Michael Hertl); Bullous Pemphigoid and Related Subepidermal Bullous Disorders (Emmanuel Laffitte/Luca Borradori); Dermatitis Herpetiformis Duhring (Christian Rose/Detlef Zillikens); Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (Mei Chen, Dafna Hallel-Halevy, Celina Nadelman/David T. Woodley)
  • Scleroderma: Localized Scleroderma (Catherine H. Orteu/Jan P. Dutz); Progressive Systemic Scleroderma (Nicolas Hunzelmann/Thomas Krieg)
  • Lupus Erythematosus: Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (Michael Sticherling); Subacute Cutaneous and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Donna M. Pellowski/Richard D. Sontheimer)
  • Dermatomyositis (Jeffrey P. Callen)
  • Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (Reiji Kasukawa)
  • Sjogren's Syndrome (Robert I. Fox)
  • Psoriasis Vulgaris and Arthropathica (Jörg Ch. Prinz)
  • Chronic Urticaria as a New Autoimmune Disease? (Malcolm W. Greaves)
  • Lichen Planus, Lichenoid Eruptions and Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host Reaction (Miklòs Simon Jr.)
  • Small Vessel Vasculitides (Peter Lamprecht/Wolfgang L. Gross)
  • Novel Therapeutic Approaches in Autoimmune Skin Disorders (Sybille Thoma-Uszynski/Michael Hertl).