Hair disorders : current concepts in pathophysiology, diagnosis and management /: current concepts in pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. ([2013])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Jerry Shapiro.
• Other Names: Shapiro, Jerry editor of compilation.
• Contents: Cover image; Title page; Table of Contents; Contributors; Forthcoming Issues; Preface; The Basic Science of Hair Biology; Introduction: What is a hair follicle disorder?; Contribution of hair biology to hair disorders; Contribution of the hair cycle to hair disorders; Causal factors of hair disorders; Inflammation; Genetics; Environment; Hormones; Hair disorder treatment development; Conclusions; How to Diagnose Hair Loss; Introduction; Evaluating the patient; Laboratory tests; Scalp biopsy; Trichoscopy; Basic structures; Differential diagnosis of nonscarring alopecia. Differential diagnosis of cicatricial alopeciaDifferential diagnosis of hair shaft abnormalities; Other applications of trichoscopy; UV-enhanced trichoscopy; Histopathology of Scarring and Nonscarring Hair Loss; Introduction; Biopsy and processing technique; The normal scalp; Expected findings in transverse sections; Cicatricial alopecia; Noncicatricial, noninflammatory forms of alopecia; Noncicatricial, inflammatory forms of alopecia; How to Diagnose and Treat Medically Women with Excessive Hair; Introduction; Diagnosing excessive hair growth; Medical treatment of hirsutism. Other treatment optionsHolistic treatment approach; Summary; Drugs and Hair Loss; Introduction; Normal hair cycle and hair shedding; Drugs and alopecia; Anagen effluvium; Telogen effluvium; Cicatricial (scarring) hair loss; Summary; Autoimmune Disease and Hair Loss; Alopecia in systemic autoimmune disease; Lupus; Dermatomyositis; Scleroderma; Fibromyalgia; Alopecia caused by medications used to treat systemic autoimmune disease and fibromyalgia; Alopecia Areata Update; Epidemiology; Clinical picture; Associated abnormalities; Differential diagnosis; Etiopathogenesis; Prognosis; Investigations. HistopathologyTreatment; Localized therapies; Systemic therapies; Genetic Basis of Alopecia Areata; Alopecia areata: a common autoimmune disease; The impact of genetic studies in AA research; Autoimmune diseases: common cause, common treatment; Summary; Hair: What is New in Diagnosis and Management?; Definition; Diagnosis; Pathogenesis; Treatment; Future directions; Summary; Pattern Hair Loss in Men; Introduction; Pathophysiology; Clinical features; Diagnosis; Management; Medical treatment; Emerging treatments for hair loss; Hair Transplantation Update; Introduction; Procedural techniques. Donor harvestingGraft dissection and handling; Recipient graft creation and placement; Postoperative considerations; Complications; Indications; Other applications; Primary Cicatricial Alopecias; Introduction; Classification; Epidemiology and pathogenesis; Clinical findings; Diagnosis; Patient management; Lymphocytic primary cicatricial alopecia; Neutrophilic cicatricial alopecias; Mixed primary cicatricial alopecia; Nutrition and Hair; Introduction; Clinical diagnosis; Specific deficiencies; Toxins; Nutritional supplements; Summary; Shampoos, Conditioners, and Camouflage Techniques.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 209 pages), illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 616.546; Hair -- Diseases; Scalp -- Diseases; Hair -- Diseases; Scalp -- Diseases; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455771691; 1455771694
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 7, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.