Clinical and Basic Immunodermatology

by Gaspari, Anthony A.

• ISBN13: 9781848001640
• ISBN10: 1848001649
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781848001657
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-02-01
• Publisher: SPRINGER
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Summary

There has been an explosion of information in the fields of cellular, molecular, innate, adaptive immunity, and immunopharmacology. These advances have been applied and translated to a better understanding and treatment of a number of dermatologic diseases. In parallel, new therapeutic agents are under constant development that are targeted therapies or have an immune mechanism.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Concepts of Fundamental Importance for Understanding Skin Disease
Cytokines and Chemokines	p. 3
Innate and Adaptive Immunity	p. 17
Neuroimmunology	p. 31
Stress and Immunity	p. 45
Toll-Like Receptors	p. 67
Conventional and Unconventional T Cells	p. 85
Complement System	p. 105
Cutaneous Dendritic Cells in Health and Disease	p. 119
Antimicrobial Peptides	p. 131
Photoimmunology	p. 147
Angiogenesis for the Clinician	p. 157
Common Skin Diseases
Contact Dermatitis: Allergic and Irritant	p. 171
Atopic Dermatitis	p. 193
Psoriasis	p. 207
The Immunology of Acne	p. 217
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer	p. 223
Immunobiology and Immune-Based Therapies of Melanoma	p. 245
Drug Eruptions	p. 263
Cutaneous Vasculitis	p. 277
Immunodermatology and Viral Skin Infection	p. 297
HIV Disease and AIDS	p. 323
Bacterial Infections	p. 335
Parasitic Infections	p. 363
Fungal Infections	p. 373
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma	p. 411
Graft-Versus-Host Disease	p. 439
Allergic Urticaria	p. 459
Immunopharmacology
Biologic Therapies for Inflammatory Disease	p. 481
Topical Immune Response Modifiers: Adjuvants	p. 527
Topical Immune Response Modifiers: Antiinflammatories	p. 539
Traditional Immune-Modulating Drugs	p. 551
Topical Corticosteroids	p. 561
Vaccines	p. 579
Intravenous Immunoglobulins	p. 605
Autoimmunity, Immunodeficiency, and Immune - Associated Dermatoses
Novel Approach to the Evaluation of Primary Immunodeficiencies	p. 617
Iatrogenic Immunodeficiency and Skin Disease	p. 633
Granulomatosis	p. 645
Vitiligo Vulgaris	p. 661
Alopecia Areata	p. 691
Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus	p. 703
Fibrotic Skin Diseases	p. 721
Pemphigus Family of Diseases	p. 739
The Pemphigoid Spectrum	p. 751
Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita	p. 763
Immunoglobulin A Dermatoses	p. 771
Index	p. 789
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