Cutaneous drug eruptions : diagnosis, histopathology and therapy / edited by John C. Hall, Brian J. Hall.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hall, John C., Editor.

Hall, Brian J., Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dermatology.

Drugs--Side effects.

Drugs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 463 pages) : color illustrations

Edition:

1st ed. 2015.

Place of Publication:

London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The use of medications globally is increasing, and as the baby boomer cohort ages, more people will survive with chronic illnesses managed with an ever more complex cocktail of pharmaceutical treatments. This book covers all aspects of the most challenging dilemmas, that of allergic and toxic reactions to drugs. Cutaneous Drug Eruptions: Diagnosis, Histopathology and Therapy is an accessible resource for early detection and resolution of cutaneous drug reactions. It provides dermatologists, primary care physicians and all medical personnel with access to comprehensive and practical clinical information that will help them identify and appropriately manage all incidences of skin conditions and disease that relate to the use of drugs.

Contents:

Immunology of Cutaneous Drug Eruptions

Principles of Diagnosis of Cutaneous Drug Eruptions

Histopathology of Drug Reactions

Principles of Treatment of Cutaneous Drug Eruptions

Morbilliform Drug Eruptions

Drug-Induced Urticaria

Erythema Multiforme and Drug Reactions

Drug-Induced Vasculitis

Pigment Changes and Drug Reactions

Drug-induced Photosensitivity

Erythema Nodosum as a Drug Eruption

Lichen Planus Drug Reactions

Pityriasis Rosea-Like Drug Eruptions

Psoriasiform Drug Eruptions and Drugs that Flare Psoriasis

Acne and Drug Reactions

Collagen Vascular Diseases and Cutaneous Drug Reactions

Fixed Drug Eruptions

Autoimmune Bullous Diseases and Drugs

Lymphoma and Pseudolymphoma and Drug Reactions

Drug-Induced Alopecia

Drug Eruptions of the Scalp

Drug Reactions in the Nail in Cutaneous Drug Eruptions

Drug Eruptions and Generalized Exfoliative Erythroderma

Stevens–Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

Drug-induced Delayed Multi-organ Hypersensitivity Syndrome

Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis

Cutaneous Drug Reactions to Anticoagulants

Antiepileptic Medications and Cutaneous Drug Reactions

Chemotherapy and Cutaneous Drug Reactions

Tyrosine Kinase Medications and the Skin

Medical Therapies and Their effects on Skin Cancer

Cutaneous Reactions to BRAF Inhibitors

Cutaneous Reactions to Corticosteroids

Cutaneous Reactions to Retinoids

Neutrophilic Dermatoses

Granulomatous Drug Reactions

Cutaneous Drug Reactions in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Pediatric Drug Eruptions of the Skin.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-4471-6729-5