Informa Healthcare - web catalogue

Containing over 200 illustrations, this atlas explores the enormous range of changes in hair and its growth. The atlas contains concise clinical information on diagnosis, practical management and recent advances in our knowledge and understanding of each disorder. In nine chapters, it provides a comprehensive view of the basic physiology of hair growth, congenital and hair shaft abnormalities, including cosmetic damage to hair, loss and overgrowth of hair, and abnormalities of the scalp, including inflammatory, infective and malignant skin disease. Physicians regularly see patients suffering from these problems. A one-of-a-kind book, this atlas provides access to a comprehensive collection of physical signs and concise guidance to their significance that will aid in quick and correct diagnoses and improved management and care for patients.