Dermatological Phototherapy and Photodiagnostic Methods

by Krutmann, J.

• ISBN13: 9783540677895
• ISBN10: 3540677895
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

New developments in the field of the commonly used photodiagnostic and phototherapeutic methods help to continuously improve the results in the daily practise. Edited by internationally renowned experts, the new edition offers again up-to-date, comprehensive and clinically relevant information on every aspect of photodiagnostics and phototherapy. This eagerly awaited 2 nd edition will become the bible of this field. It is structured in following parts: Photochemotherapy in daily practice, special phototherapeutic modalities and photoprotection. Due to the detailed structure the book is more reader-friendly and has a strong focus on clinical aspects. It includes: Guidelines for the treatment selections of specific diseases, practical guidelines for phototherapy with information about basic principles of photobiology, standardized test protocols for photodermatoses and diagnosis for skin tumors. The book is an invaluable resource for dermatologists, oncologists and all other physicians treating dermatological patients.

Table of Contents

I Basic mechanisms in Photo(chemo)therapy
UV Radiation, Irradiation, Dosimetry	3	(51)
Ludwig Endres
Reinhard Breit
Mechanisms of Photo(chemo)therapy	54	(17)
Jean Krutmann
Akimichi Morita
Craig A. Elmets
II Photo(chemo)therapy in daily practice
Photo(chemo)therapy for Psoriasis	71	(22)
Herbert Honigsmann
Adrian Tanew
Thomas Ruzicka
Warwick L. Morrison
Photo(chemo)therapy for Atopic Dermatitis	93	(16)
Jean Krutmann
Akimichi Morita
Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy of the Idiopathic Photodermatoses	109	(13)
Adrian Tanew
James Ferguson
Photo(chemo)therapy for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Herbert Honigsmann, Adrian Tanew	122	(13)
Paul R. Bergstresser
Phototherapeutic Options for Vitiligo	135	(27)
Bernhard Ortel
Claudia Alge
Amit Pandy
Photo(chemo)therapy of Graft-Vs-Host Disease	162	(16)
Beatrix Volc-Platzer
Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy: Less Common Indications for Its Use	178	(20)
Thomas Schwarz
Anita Rutter
John Hawk
Phototherapy of HIV-Infected Patients: Evidence Questioning and Addressing Safety	198	(11)
Ponciano D. Cruz Jr.
III Special Phototherapeutic Modalities
Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology	209	(39)
Rolf-Markus Szeimies
Sigrid Karrer
Christoph Abels
Michael Landthaler
Craig. A. Elmets
Extracorporeal Photoimmunochemotherapy	248	(13)
Robert Knobler
Peter Heald
Ultraviolet-A1 Phototherapy: Indications and Mode of Action	261	(18)
Jean Krutmann
Helger Stege
Akimichi Morita
IV Photoprotection in daily practice
Acute and Chronic Photodamage from Solar Radiation, Phototherapy, and Photochemotherapy	279	(24)
Henry W. Lim
Kristi J. Robson
Photoprotection	303	(26)
Peter Wolf
Antony Young
V Photodiagnostic procedures in daily practice
Photodiagnostic Modalities	329	(9)
Norbert J. Neumann
Percy Lehmann
The Photopatch Test	338	(6)
Erhard Holzle
Fluorescence Diagnosis with δ-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Porphyrins in Dermatology	344	(59)
Clemens Fritsch
Kerstin Lang
Klaus-Werner Schulte
Wilfried H. G. Neuse
Thomas Ruzicka
Percy Lehmann
VI Appendix
Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1 Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy---A Proposal	371	(10)
Herbert Honigsmann
Jean Krutmann
Technical Equipment	381	(22)
Helger Stege
Renz Mang
Subject Index	403