H. W. Lim

Clinical Photomedicine (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Offering broad coverage of the basic, clinical and curative aspects of photomedicine, this reference reflects the recent expansion of knowledge on the effects of light on normal skin as well as photosensitivity disorders and the use of light in treating various diseases and conditions.;The book demonstrates how light acts as a therapeutic agent by means such as phototherapy, photochemotherapy, extracorporeal photopheresis, and the use of lasers in photomedicine and photodynamic therapy.;Providing a detailed introduction to the subject, Clinical Photomedicine: discusses the fundamental principles of photomedicine such as skin optics, light sources, and pharmacology; explicates the acute and chronic effects of light on normal skin, including sunburn reaction, photoaging, and skin cancer; considers photoimmunology; examines clinical photosensitivity diseases as well as topical and systemic photoprotection; and much more.;With over 1300 literature citations, Clinical Photomedicine is designed as a resource for dermatologists and photobiologists, as well as residents and fellows in these disciplines.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 428
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351460064
• Artikelnr.: 56833885

Autorenporträt

Lim, H.W.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Introduction: basic principles in photomedicine and photochemistry
Irene E. Kochevar; optics of the skin
R. Rox Anderson; light sources in photomedicine
Thomas F. Anderson; pharmacology of therapeutic agents in photomedicine
Ira C. Davis et al. Part 2 Effects of light on normal skin: acute effects of ultraviolet radiation on the skin
Nicholas A. Soter; photoaging
Barbara A. Gilchrest and Gary S. Rogers; skin cancer
Robin Marks and Arthur J. Sober. Part 3 Effects of light on the immune system: photoimmunology - effects of ultraviolet B radiation on cutaneous photocarcinogenesis and allergic contact sensitivity
Ponciano D. Cruz Jr and Paul R. Bergstresser. Part 4 Photosensitivity diseases: general introduction - evaluation of the photosensitive patient
Thomas Meola et al; idiopathic photodermatoses - polymorphous light eruption
Herbert Hoenigsmann
solar urticaria
Takeshi Horio
chronic actinic dermatitis
John Hawk and Wai-Kwong Cheong; photodermatoses secondary to exogenous agents - cutaneous phototoxicity
Craig A. Elmets
photoallergy
Vincent A. De Leo; photodermatoses secondary to endogenous agents - the porphyrias
Henry W. Lim and Shigeru Sassa; miscellaneous photodermatoses - photoexacerbated dermatoses
Mary Ruth Buchness. Part 5 Photoprotection: topical and systemic photoprotection of human skin against solar radiation
Madhu A. Pathak; light as therapeutic agent - phototherapy with ultraviolet B
Serge A. Coopman and Robert S. Stern
photochemotherapy
Warwick L. Morison
extracorporeal photopheresis - principles and practice
Alain L. Rook et al
lasers in photomedicine
Roy G. Geronemus and Robin Ashinoff
photodynamic therapy
Allan R. Oseroff.