2nd Edition

Nail Therapies Current Clinical Practice

    200 Pages 121 Color & 5 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    200 Pages 121 Color & 5 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    200 Pages 121 Color & 5 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Edited by

    Robert Baran, MD Honorary Professor, University of Franche-Comté; Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France

    Dimitris Rigopoulos, MD, PhD Professor of Dermatology-Venereology, School of Health Sciences,
    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Chander Grover, MD, DNB, MNAMS Professor of Dermatology, University College of Medical Sciences
    and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India

    Eckart Haneke, MD Dermatology Practice Dermaticum, Freiburg, Germany; Centro de Dermatología Epidermis, Instituto CUF, Porto, Portugal; Kliniek voor Huidziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    A succinct guide to treatment options, both medical and surgical, for both disorders and injuries of the nail.

    From reviews of the first edition:
    "This is a book about nail therapies that is relevant clinically while remaining a manageable size. It would be a useful tool for all clinicians managing nail disease, from the trainee to those embarking on a clinic dedicated to nail disease." Br J Dermatol

    Contents: Anatomy and physiology of the nail unit * Psoriasis * Onychomycosis * Novel and emerging pharmacotherapy and device-based treatments for onychomycosis * Lichen planus * Onychotillomania (onychophagia, habit tic, median canaliform onychodystrophy) * Eczema * Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau * Herpes simplex (herpetic whitlow, herpetic paronychia) * Acute paronychia * Chronic paronychia * Warts * Yellow nail syndrome * Onycholysis * Nail fragility and beautification * Nail prostheses * Nail pigmentation * How to prevent and treat chemotherapy-induced nail abnormalities * Intralesional nail therapies * Drug side effects on the distal phalanx * Classical nail surgery and removal of the proximal nail fold * Surgery of some common nail tumors * Nail surgery complications * The painful nail * Radiation and the nail

    List of Contributors

    1 Anatomy and physiology of the nail unit
    Dimitris Rigopoulos
    2 Psoriasis
    Dimitris Rigopoulos
    3 Onychomycosis
    Dimitris Rigopoulos and Robert Baran

    4 Novel and emerging pharmacotherapy and device-based treatments for onychomycosis

    Jose W. Ricardo and Shari R. Lipner

    5 Lichen planus
    Dimitris Rigopoulos

    6 Onychotillomania (onychophagia; habit tic; median canaliform onychodystrophy)
    Dimitris Rigopoulos

    7 Eczema
    Dimitris Rigopoulos and Robert Baran

    8 Acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau
    Dimitris Rigopoulos

    9 Herpes simplex (herpetic whitlow, herpetic paronychia)
    Dimitris Rigopoulos
    10 Acute paronychia
    Dimitris Rigopoulos
    11 Chronic paronychia
    Dimitris Rigopoulos
    12 Warts
    Dimitris Rigopoulos

    13 Yellow nail syndrome
    Dimitris Rigopoulos and Robert Baran
    14 Onycholysis
    Robert Baran
    15 Nail fragility and beautification
    Robert Baran

    16 Nail Prostheses
    Annie Pillet and Robert Baran
    17 Nail pigmentations
    Robert Baran and Dimitris Rigopoulos

    18 How to prevent and treat nail abnormalities in oncology practice
    Richard Encaoua

    19 Intralesional nail therapies
    Chander Grover and Geetali Kharghoria
    20 Side effects of drugs on the distal phalanx
    Robert Baran
    21 Classical nail surgery and removal of the proximal nail fold
    Eckart Haneke and Robert Baran

    22 Surgery of some common nail tumors
    Eckart Haneke

    23 Nail surgery complications
    Robert Baran and Eckart Haneke

    24 The painful nail
    Robert Baran and Eckart Haneke

    25 Radiation and the nail
    Robert Baran

    Index

    Biography

    Robert Baran, MD Honorary Professor, University of Franche-Comté; Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France

    Dimitris Rigopoulos, MD, PhD Professor of Dermatology-Venereology, School of Health Sciences,
    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Chander Grover, MD, DNB, MNAMS Professor of Dermatology, University College of Medical Sciences
    and GTB Hospital, Delhi, India

    Eckart Haneke, MD Dermatology Practice Dermaticum, Freiburg, Germany; Centro de Dermatología Epidermis, Instituto CUF, Porto, Portugal; Kliniek voor Huidziekten, Universitair Ziekenhuis, Ghent, Belgium; Department of Dermatology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland