BookR. Happle, E. Grosshans (editors).
Summary: During the past decades there has been increasing interest in skin diseases of infants, children, and adolescents. In this book some major topics of interest for the everyday practice of pediatric dermatology are presented by experts in this specialty. The concept of this volume arose from the First Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Dermatology which took place in October 1984 in Munster. Why pediatric dermatology? The need to treat the special problems of skin diseases of children is obvious. For example, topical application of corticosteroids for the treatment of eczema requires special precautions in children (Chap. pp. 117-123). With regard to the etiology and treatment of napkin dermatitis, opinions are often controversial among dermatologists and pediatricians (Chap. pp.l03-109). Lindane, a topical drug for the treatment of scabies in adults, may be harmful when applied in infants. Even in the field of cutaneous histopathology, there may be differences be tween skin diseases of children and adults. For example, the hallmark of a sebaceous nevus is hyperplasia of sebaceous glands, but these glands are immature and may be virtually absent before puberty.
Contents:
A. Genodermatoses
Prenatal Diagnosis of Severe Genetic Disorders of the Skin
Management of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa
Clinical and Genetic Features of the Lamellar Ichthyoses: Evidence for Three Different Types
Treatment of Genodermatoses with Oral Retinoids: Risk of Bone Changes
Hidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasias
Tyrosinemia II
Genodermatoses with Marked Photosensitivity
Zinc Deficiency and Skin Disease
B. Immunodermatology of Childhood
Linear IgA Dermatosis of Childhood
Cutaneous Graft Versus Host Disease in Childhood
Inherited Complement Deficiencies and Skin Diseases
Atopic Dermatitis-Like Eruptions in Primary Immunodeficiencies
C. Irritant Dermatitis and Eczema
Skin Problems of the Napkin Area
Viral Skin Diseases in Atopie Dermatitis
Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis
Eczema Therapy and Permeability of Infantile Skin for Topical Preparations
D. Skin Tumors
The Giant Pigmented Nevus: A Retrospective Multicenter Study of 102 Cases
Treatment of Congenital Pigmented Nevi by Dermabrasion
Differential Diagnosis Between Malignant Melanoma and Spitz Tumor
Mastocytosis in Childhood
E. Hair and Nails
Differential Diagnosis of Alopecia in Children
Amino Acid Analysis of Hair in Inherited Diseases
Heterogeneity of Trichothiodystrophy: Preliminary Biochemical Results
Genetic Nail Diseases in Children
Acquired Nail Diseases in Children.