BookAdam I. Rubin, Nathaniel J. Jellinek, C. Ralph Daniel III, Richard K. Scher, editors.
Summary: This thoroughly updated 4th Edition of this highly regarded text continues to provide the latest therapeutic and surgical information on nail disease and disorders. It expands and updates all areas of onychology, including the newest in diagnostic techniques for nail diseases, a segment of dermatology that not only proves more difficult than cutaneous disorders but also is an exciting and innovative area on the frontier of skin research. Scher and Daniel's Nails: Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy provides an update of therapeutic advances to help the resident, practitioner, and related healthcare provider (podiatrist, nurse, primary care physician, and all involved in nail care). A major section is devoted to nail surgery and nail pathology, both of which have been behind compared to other aspects of dermatology. There is also extensive information on the billion dollar nail cosmetics industry, which will bring this text to the attention of all nail technicians (several hundred thousand in the US alone) as well as to cosmeticians and manufacturers.
Contents:
SECTION ONE
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS- Nail Signs and Symptoms
SECTION TWO
THE NORMAL NAIL- Historic Aspects of Nail Disease
Structure and Function of the Nail Unit
SECTION THREE
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
An Approach to Initial Examination of the Nail
Subungual Exostosis, Nail Disease and Radiologic Considerations
Histopathology
SECTION FOUR
THE ABNORMAL NAIL- Pigmentation Abnormalities
Brittle Nails
Simple Onycholysis
Simple Chronic Paronychia
Dermatological Diseases
Onychomycosis
Podiatric Approach to Onychomycosis
Nonfungal Infections and Acute Paronychia
Nails in Systemic Disease
Systemic Drugs
Tumors of the Nail Apparatus
Occupational Nail Disorders
Disorders of the Nail Unit due to Podiatric Biomechanical Considerations
Nail Cosmetics: The Benefits and Pitfalls
Pediatric Diseases
Nails In Older Individuals
SECTION FIVE
THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
Basic and Advanced Nail Surgery (Part 1: Principles and Techniques)
Basic and Advanced Nail Surgery (Part 2: Indications and Complications)
Glossary.