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Jean Krutmann

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This book is the most up-to-date publication on photodiagnostic and phototherapeutic methods used in dermatology. Edited by international experts in the field, it offers comprehensive information on every aspect of Photodiagnostics and Phototherapy. The book focuses on the clinical aspects: detailed descriptions of photo- and photochemotherapy for the treatment of selected diseases as well as standardized test protocols for photodermatoses and for the diagnosis of skin tumors are presented. The clinically oriented chapters are supplemented by practical guidelines for phototherapy and information about basic principles of photobiology.

Contenido

- I. Basic mechanisms in Photo(chemo)therapy

- UV Radiation, Irradiation, Dosimetry
- Mechanisms of Photo(chemo)therapy

- II. Photo(chemo)therapy in daily practice

- Photo(chemo)therapy for Psoriasis
- Photo(chemo)therapy for Atopic Dermatitis
- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy of the Idiopathic Photodermatoses
- Photo(chemo)therapy for Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
- Phototherapeutic Options for Vitiligo
- Photo(chemo)therapy of Graft-Vs-Host Disease
- Phototherapy and Photochemotherapy: Less Common Indications for Its Use
- Phototherapy of HIV-Infected Patients: Evidence Questioning and Addressing Safety

- III. Special Phototherapeutic Modalities

- Photodynamic Therapy in Dermatology
- Extracorporeal Photoimmunochemotherapy
- Ultraviolet-A1 Phototherapy: Indications and Mode of Action

- IV. Photoprotection in daily practice

- Acute and Chronic Photodamage from Solar Radiation, Phototherapy, and Photochemotherapy
- Photoprotection

- V. Photodiagnostic procedures in daily practice

- Photodiagnostic Modalities
- The Photopatch Test
- Fluorescence Diagnosis with [delta]-Aminolevulinic Acid-Induced Porphyrins in Dermatology

- App: Practical Guidelines for Broadband UVB, Narrowband UVB, UVA-1 Phototherapy, and PUVA Photochemotherapy - A Proposal

- App: Technical Equipment
- Subject Index

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