Stephen K. Tyring (Ed.) 2006 Mucosal immunity plays a very prominent role in protection against viruses and other infectious agents in the gastrointestinal tract, in the eyes, in the anogenital mucosa and in the respiratory tract. Because the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is the largest and most complex of these systems, the greatest attention in this text has been given to […]
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Ai-Lean Chew · Howard I. Maibach (Eds.) 2006 Irritant contact dermatitis, once viewed as the “poor relation” of allergic contact dermatitis, has now come into its own, with considerable progress in research and increasing recognition amongst clinicians and regulatory authorities. Now recognized as a major cause of morbidity, irritant dermatitis affects a wide variety of people: babies with napkin (diaper) dermatitis, consumers […]
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Edited by Kenneth W. Wright Peter H. Spiegel Lisa S. Thompson 2006 Pediatric ophthalmology is a broad field encompassing many diverse topics including embryology, chromosomal abnormalities, neurology, crainio-facial abnormalities, systemic diseases, retina disease, and strabismus. This variety makes pediatric ophthalmology interesting and intellectually stimulating, but at the time somewhat daunting.
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J. Ring, B. Przybilla, T. Ruzicka (Eds.) 2006 Atopic eczema is one of the most frequent inflammatory skin diseases and its prevalence is rising. It presents major problems for patients and physicians as well as for researchers all over the world. Few diseases are discussed as heatedly.
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R. Numerof, C.A. Dinarello, K. Asadullah Editors 2006 Cytokines have been a focus of scientific interest at least since the 1980’s. Analyzing their expression patterns has permitted a better understanding of the pathogenesis of various diseases, including the inflammatory dermatoses. Exploring T-cell mediated skin diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and allergic contact dermatitis in this context is of particular […]
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P. J. Frosch T.Menné J.-P. Lepoittevin Editors 2006 It is an unusual event for a textbook covering such a highly specialized field as contact dermatitis to be published in its fourth edition within a time period of 13 years.When the European and Environmental Contact Dermatitis Research Group was founded in 1985, one of the major goals was to edit a […]
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Edited by Anne E. Cress Raymond B. Nagle 2006 The ability of an epithelial cell to adhere to its neighbor and to the extracellular environment is an essential process that defines in part, a normal multicellular organism. It is a feature that is fundamental to the development of an organism. Mutations in critical adhesion components will result either in […]
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David J. Goldberg (Ed.) 2007 A Total Approach Facial rejuvenation, once almost solely a surgical technique for the treatment of aging skin, has increasingly become a discipline involving the synergistic use of noninvasive approaches. Today, the nonsurgical approach to facial rejuvenation involves the use of a combination of lasers and laser-like technologies, used in conjunction with fillers and botulinum toxins.
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Mauricio de Maio & Berthold Rzany 2007 Why another book on botulinum toxin in aesthetic medicine? There are a couple of reasons. First: the main reason is the tremendous progress that we are seeing in the use of this drug, which rapidly outstrips the present literature. Second: we still think there is a need for good books as […]
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Dimitrije E. Panfilov (Ed.) 2007 Where there is an enthusiast, this is the top of the World. I hope, that our readers will feel the inspired raptures with which all my co-authors have contributed to this book. They have given their best advices in the fields where they are especially successful, with all their tips and tricks.
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