Hair and Scalp Disorders

Common Presenting Signs, Differential Diagnosis

Rodney P. R. Dawber, Dominique Van Neste (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

294 Seiten

2004 | 2nd New edition
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-84184-193-9 (ISBN)

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A reference tool for practising dermatologists, trichologists and general practitioners. In addition to updating throughout, the new edition of this text contains expanded material on psychology, new material on evaluation and scoring, inflammatory disorders and new pharmaceutical treatments.

Containing material based on the authors' original research, Hair and Scalp Disorders: Common Presenting Signs, Differential Diagnosis is a concise, well-illustrated guide to diagnosis and management of hair and scalp disorders. The book includes the latest information on inflammatory disorders and pharmaceutical treatments. It supplies full-color photographs, tables of differential diagnosis, and extensive cross-referencing to clarify the varieties of presenting signs that a physician will encounter. Completely revised and updated, the new edition of this text contains expanded material on psychology and new material on evaluation and scoring.

HAIR SCIENCE
Anatomy and Physiology
The Active Follicle
Composition of Hair Keratin
Ultrastructure
Cyclic Activity of the Follicle
Androgen-Dependent Hair
Types of Hair
Racial and Individual Variation
Changes with Age
Seasonal Changes

HAIR EXAMINATION AND INVESTIGATION
Length of the Hair Cycle - Examination of Hair Roots
Hair Shaft Length and Diameter Measurements
Hair Shaft Morphology - Vellus Hair Index
Hair and Hair Follicle Microscopy

HAIR LOSS/HAIR DYSPLASIAS
Congenital and Hereditary Alopecia
Circumscribed Alopecia
Total Alopecia
Hypotrichosis
Circumscribed Alopecia of Congenital Origin
Abnormalities of the Hair Shaft
Traumatic Alopecia
Disturbances of Hair Cycle: Telogen Effluvium
Diffuse Alopecia of Endocrine Origin
Alopecia of Chemical Origin
Alopecia of Nutritional and Metabolic Origin
Chronic Diffuse Alopecia
Alopecia in Central Nervous System Disorders
Cicatricial Alopecia

EXCESS HAIR GROWTH
Hypertrichosis
Hirsurtism

ALOPECIA AREATA
Aetiology
Pathology and Pathodynamics
Clinical Features
Progress
Associated Clinical Changes
Treatment
Summary

THE SCALY, SORE OR ITCHY SCALP
Pityriasis Capitis (Dandruff)
Pityriasis Amiantacea
Seborrhoea
Seborrhoeic Dermatitis
Seborrhoeic Dermatitis of Infancy
Psoriasis of the Scalp
Hair Casts
Tinea Capitis
Pruritic Syndromes
Lichenification and Lichen Simplex
Contact Dermatitis
Acne Necrotica
Pediculosis Capitis
Follicular Keloidalis Nuchae (Acne Cheloidalis)

HAIR COLOUR
Melanin Chemistry
Melanocytes and Melanogenesis
Hair Colour Due to Physical Phenomena
Control of Hair Colour
Variations of Hair Colour
Greying of Hair
Colour Changes Induced by Chemicals and Pharmacological Agents
Colour Changes Due to Nutritional Dificiencies
Hair Colour in Metabolic Disorders
Accidental Hair Discoloration

PSYCHOSOCIOLOGY OF HAIR
The Unconscious Significance of Hair
Disturbance of the Body Image
Artefacts
The Religious Significance of Hair
Hair Cutting as Punishment
Hairstyle
Hair Colour
Beards
Moustaches

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.3.2004
Zusatzinfo	50 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	187 x 235 mm
Gewicht	1021 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
ISBN-10	1-84184-193-5 / 1841841935
ISBN-13	978-1-84184-193-9 / 9781841841939
Zustand	Neuware