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Dermatology research focus on acne, melanoma and psoriasis / David E. Roth, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Dermatology - Laboratory and Clinical Research
- Dermatology--laboratory and clinical research series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acne.
- Melanoma.
- Psoriasis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (351 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. This book gathers the latest research from around the globe in the study of new trends in dermatology and highlights such topics as: Acne causes and treatments, diagnosis and management of atopic dermatitis, Efalizumab in psoriasis clinical practice, dentric cell immunotherapy for the treatment of malignant melanoma, onychomycosis caused by nondermatophytic filamentous fungi, malignant melanoma in ethnic skin and others.
- Contents:
- Acne : causes, treatment and myths / K.L.E. Hon, Alexander K.C. Leung
- Female acne vulgaris : a common skin disease affecting the relational quality of life : beneficial effects of hormonal contraceptives / Sabatini Rosa
- Shedding light on acne : from myth to science (laser and light therapy for acne) / Seung Yoon Celine Lee
- Acne : causes, treatment and myths / Neelam Muizzuddin
- Emerging trends in the diagnosis and management of atopic dermatitis / Mohamed L. Elsaie, Sonal Choudhary
- Goeckerman regimen : genotoxic, pro-apoptotic, anti-inflammatory and anti-angiogenic effect / L. Borska ... [et al.]
- Efalizumab in psoriasis clinical practice : efalizumab induction and maintenance therapy for moderate to severe plaque-type psoriasis / Maria P. Stefanidou ... [et al.]
- Mitogen-activated protein kinases and their inhibitors : friend or foe in fighting psoriasis? / Stephen Hsu, Douglas Dickinson
- Etanercept (biological response modifier) modulates clinical, morphological and immunohistochemical profile of psoriatic disease, by acting on VEGF, CTACK and factor VIII cutaneous expression : open label clinical trial / Anna Campanati ... [et al.]
- Dendritic cell immunotherapy for the treatment of malignant melanoma / Filamer D. Kabigting, Doru T. Alexandrescu
- The novel cationic peptide omiganan : evaluation of antimicrobial (propionibacterium acnes) and anti-inflammatory effects / Evelina Rubinchik, H. David Friedland, Dominique Dugourd
- Malignant melanoma in ethnic skin / Filamer D. Kabigting ... [et al.]
- Malignant melanoma and its growth fraction / Gerald E. Pierard ... [et al.]
- Role of the tumor suppressor PDCD4 in the differentiation of the skin / Sachiko Matsuhashi, Takeshi Okawa, Yutaka Narisawa
- A novel transdermal drug delivery system mediated by arginine-rich intracellular delivery peptides / Betty Revon Liu ... [et al.]
- Onychomycosis caused by nondermatophytic filamentous fungi / S.F.R. Souza ... [et al.].
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61122-320-2
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