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Textbook of Atopic Dermatitis
Series: Dermatological Treatment
- Dr Sakari Reitamo (University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland)
- Dr Thomas Luger (University of Munster Medical School, Munster, Germany)
- Dr Martin Steinhoff (University of Munster, Munster, Germany)
- Pub Date
- May 2008
- Series
- Dermatological Treatment
- Volume
- 3
- Pages
- 304
- Size
- 9.75 x 7.5
- ISBN
- 9781841842462, 184184246X
Atopic dermatitis or atopic eczema is an extremely common skin disease characterized by red patches, dry, scaling or crusting skin, and intense itch. It frequently develops in children during the first year of life and can become severe, with a consequently major impact on health-related quality of life. This text from international experts draws together the latest research on the disease and its management to show what options and help can be offered to patients.
Features:
• contributions from experts across the globe
• the restoration of the essential functions in the upper extremity, whatever the etiology of the disability
• restoration chapters on an important function that are preceded by a chapter on normal and pathological mechanics
