Fast Facts: Psoriasis

Fast Facts: Psoriasis
ISBN-10
1903734037
ISBN-13
9781903734032
Series
Fast Facts
Category
Medical
Pages
107
Language
English
Published
2007-12-01
Publisher
Health Press
Authors
Alan Menter, Catherine Smith, Jonathan Barker

Description

Fast Facts: Psoriasis provides the busy practitioner with 108 pages of practical information on all aspects of this increasingly treatable disease. Now in its third edition, this comprehensive handbook embraces the full spectrum of the disease, from localized plaques to generalized disease and psoriatic arthritis. Highlights include:- a well-illustrated guide to clinical presentation and differential diagnosis- fully updated treatment chapters, covering the wide array of current and emerging therapeutic agents- a commonsense approach to management by rotating and combining therapies- discussion of the comorbid conditions so often overlooked- concise review of the immunologic and genetic aspects of the disease- a clear summary of the new classification scheme for psoriatic arthritisFast Facts: Psoriasis is recommended for the whole primary care team, trainee dermatologists, and established dermatologists and rheumatologists who need a quick refresher.

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