Main description:

Autoimmune disorders of the skin remain an enigma for many clinicians and scientists not familiar with these mostly severe and chronic diseases. The book provides an overview and the latest information on the broad spectrum of cutaneous autoimmune disorders for clinicians, scientists and practitioners in dermatology, medicine, rheumatology, ENT, pediatrics and ophthalmology. The book is unique since it presents the state-of-the-art knowledge on pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis and management of these disorders provided by the world experts in the field. The primary intention is to broaden the understanding of the pathophysiology of cutaneous autoimmune disorders and to provide a practical guide to how to identify and handle these conditions. The book is illustrated with many tables, illustrative figures and clinical color photographs. The third edition has been thoroughly updated and extended by chapters on paraneoplastic cutaneous syndromes, atopic dermatitis and autoimmunity and Skin manifestations of rheumatic diseases.

Contents:

Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Disease Martin Roecken, Tilo Biedermann
Autoantibody Detection Using Indirect Immunofluorescence on HEp-2 Cells Philipp von Landenberg
Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorders: Pemphigus Michael Hertl and Rudiger Eming. Bullous Pemphigoid: Clinical features, diagnostic markers, and immunopathogenic mechanisms Giovanni Di Zenzo, Emmanuel Laffitte, Giovanna Zambruno and Luca Borradori. Dermatitis Herpetiformis Duhring Christian Rose and Detlef Zillikens. Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita Gene Kim, Mei Chen, Dafna Hallel-Halevy, and David T. Woodley
Scleroderma: Localized Scleroderma Dr. Cristian Vera Kellet, Dr. Catherine H. Orteu, and Dr. Jan P. Dutz. Progressive Systemic Scleroderm Nicolas Hunzelmann and Thomas Krieg
Lupus Erythematosus: Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Michael Sticherling. Subacute Cutaneous and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Donna M. Pellowski, Jane E. Kihslinger, and Richard D. Sontheimer
Dermatomyositis Ruth Ann Vleugels and Jeffrey P. Callen
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Reiji Kasukawa
Sjoegren's Syndrome Robert I. Fox and Carla M. Fox
Psoriasis Vulgaris and Arthopathica Arnd Jacobi and Joerg Christoph Prinz
Chronic Urticaria as an Autoimmune Disease Clive Grattan, Michihiro Hide, and Malcolm W. Greaves
Lichen Planus, Lichenoid Eruptions and Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host-Reaction Miklos Simon Jr.
Small Vessel Vasculitides Peter Lamprecht and Wolfgang L. Gross
Skin Manifestations of Rheumatic Diseases Camille Frances and Nicolas Kluger
Vitiligo Karin U. Schallreuter
Alopecia areata Pia Freyschmidt-Paul, Kevin McElwee, and Rolf Hoffmann
Autoimmune phenomena in atopic dermatitis Caroline Bussmann and Natalija Novak
Eosinophils in autoimmune bullous diseases Dagmar Simon and Hans-Uwe Simon
Paraneoplastic syndromes of the skin Peter Fritsch
Targeted Therapies in Autoimmune 19 and Inflammatory Skin Disorders Rudiger Eming and Ingo H. Tarner