Geriatric Dermatology: Clinical Diagnosis and Practical Therapy

ISBN-10: 0896401499
ISBN-13: 9780896401495
Series: Geriatric Dermatology
Pages: 700
Language: English
Published: 1989
Publisher: Igaku-Shoin
Authors: Edward Medhard Young, Victor Delbert Newcomer

Description

More than seventy expert contributors present a comprehensive survey, with emphasis on common conditions and on differences between the skin of old age and of youth. Illustrated with some 370 color photos. Subjects dealt with include: the biology of aging skin; treatment options; inflammatory conditions and infections; nutrition, aging, and the skin; skin signs in systemic disease; regional dermatoses; benign tumors and premalignant and malignant tumors. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR