Epidemiology, Causes and Prevention of Skin Disease

List of Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Epidemiology and Prevention: 1. Introduction to Epidemiology and Prevention in Dermatology; 2. Epidemiological Bases for Dermatologists; 3. Prevention, Advantages and Limitations of Screening; Some Economists' Thoughts About Prevention of Skin Cancer; 4. Evaluation of Quality of Life in Dermatology: Applications to Psoriasis; 5. Epidemiology and the Study of Genetic Diseases; Section 2: Skin Cancers: 6. Descriptive Epidemiology of Skin Cancers; 7. Sun Exposure and Skin Cancers, Melanoma and Sun Exposure; The Role of Different Types of Sun Exposure in the Aetiology of Cutaneous Melanoma; Melanoma: Childhood or Lifelong Sun Exposure; Melanoma: Site-Specific or Systemic Effect of Sun Exposure? Sun Exposure and Non-Melanocytic Skin Cancer; Ozone Depletion and Skin Cancers; 8. Other Environmental Risk Factors for Skin Cancers; PUVA and Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer; Fluorescent and Halogen Sources, Suntanning Lamps and Skin Cancers; Melanoma: Risk Factors Other Than Sun Exposure; 9. Cutaneous Melanoma and Oral Contraceptives: Case-Control and Cohort Studies; 10. Epidemiology of Melanocytic Naevi; Naevi: Appearance, Prevalence and Involution; Sun Exposure, Phenotype and Naevus; The Atypical Naevus Syndrome: Towards a Better Definition of the Melanoma-Associated Phenotype; Melanocytic Naevi as Risk Markers for Melanoma; Melanocytic Naevi as Precursors for Melanoma; 11. Melanoma Prevention, Attitudes and Behaviour Towards Sun Exposure: Implications for Melanoma Prevention; Lack of Efficacy of Common Sunscreens in Melanoma Prevention; The Role of Sunscreen Lotions in Melanoma Prevention; Identification and Follow-Up of Populations at High Risk of Developing Melanoma; Screening for Melanoma: Methods, Advantages and Limits; Overview of Melanoma Early Diagnosis Campaigns Worldwide; Causes for the Delay in Diagnosis of Melanoma; Image Analysis and Epiluminescence Microscopy in Early Detection of Cutaneous Melanoma; 12. Virus and Skin Cancers, Skin Cancers in Immunocompromised Patients; Cutaneous Lymphomas and Retroviral Infection; Section 3: Inflammatory Dermatoses: 13. Psoriasis, Population Genetics of Psoriasis; Alcohol, Smoking and Psoriasis; Diet and Psoriasis; Psychological Factors and Psoriasis; 14. Atopic Dermatitis, Defining Atopic Dermatitis in Epidemiological Studies; Genetic Epidemiology of Atopy; Socio-Economic Aspects of Atopic Dermatitis; Diet and Atopy; Overview of Expected Sensitizations in Atopic Dermatitis; Psychological Factors and Atopic Dermatitis; Is Contact Dermatitis to Aeroallergens Involved in Atopic Dermatitis? Can We Prevent Atopic Dermatitis? 15. Fungal Skin Diseases, Epidemilogy of Fungal Diseases; The Influence of Environmental Factors on Superficial Fungal Infections; The Influence of Internal Factors on Superficial Fungal Infections; Causes and Prevention of Recurrent Candidal Vulvovaginitis; Onychomycosis; 16. Viral and Bacterial Skin Diseases, Hepatitis Virus and Skin Diseases; HIV-Associated Dermatoses: Prevalence and Prognostic Marker Function; Rickettsia, Borrelia and Skin Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Chancroid and Lymphogranuloma Venereum; Skin Mycobacterial Infections: Tuberculosis, Atypical Mycobacterial Infections and Leprosy; Cutaneous Leishmaniasis; 17. Disorders due to Drugs and Chemical Agents, Prevention of Allergic Contact Dermatitis; Drug-Induced Skin Reactions; 18. Other Inflammatory Dermatoses, Acquired Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus; Vascular Skin Disorders; Acne; Index