edited by Gregor B.E. Jemec
This is the first book to specifically deal with hidradenitis suppurativa, a common but overlooked disease that regularly causes significant problems for both patients and doctors.
Features:
- presents the best current knowledge about diagnosis, pathogenesis and complications
- offers comprehensive guidelines on diagnosis and therapy
The book will assist doctors in providing a broader range of treatments for their patients. To increase the practical usefulness of the book, a description of the patients’ perspective and patient information is included.
Contents
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa Introduction
- Verneuil and Verneuil's Disease: an Historical Overview
- Clinical Presentation
- Pathology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Imaging
- Associated Diseases: Causality or Complications?
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa and Crohn’s Disease
- Epidemiology
- Nosology and Classification
- Genetics of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Bacteriology of Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Endocrinology
- Immunity
- Quality of Life in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Antibiotics Therapy
- Antiandrogens
- Oral Retinoids for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Immunosuppressive Therapy in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Zinc and Other Experimental Medical Treatments
- Biologicals for Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Topical Treatment
- Surgery
- Radiation Therapy
- Experimental Physical Therapies
- Treatment
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa - Patients’ Frequently Asked Questions
- An Uncommon Valor
Index
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