Main description:

Dermatological diseases are extremely common around the globe, and a systematic understanding of these conditions and their relationships with various epidemiological factors could provide insights to help governments and private institutions address the challenges they need to overcome in order to improve global health.

This extensively revised second edition comprehensively discusses the fundamental areas of dermatological practice in public health. It features more than 900 figures, eight new chapters and two new sections: a) Dermatological Biopsy and Major Histopathological Patterns, exploring surgical methods for collecting cutaneous specimens from outpatients and the analysis of major histopathological patterns; b) Special Chapters, which outlines Hospital Dermatology in Public Health, covering hospital care as a backup in dermatoses of importance in public health; Dermatological Education in Public Health, examining the interface between teaching and students for the development of dermatological practice; and a Brief History of Dermatology.

Further topics include the profile of dermatological care based on epidemiological concepts; the most significant skin diseases (including dermatology in tropical medicine); the relationship between the environment and dermatological diseases; dermatoses in the human life cycles, diseases that are not primarily dermatological, but have a high impact on public health and may have skin and mucosal manifestations; a number of emerging issues in dermatology in public health; clinical approaches (diagnosis and management) to common dermatological symptoms; multidisciplinary approaches in dermatology; surgical and histopathological aspects of the main dermatological diseases; and the hospital as an aid in the management of complex dermatoses and dermatological education in public health.

Written by experts with extensive experience in their respective fields, this book is a valuable reference resource for undergraduate and graduate students, dermatologists and general practitioners, as well as anyone interested in the relationship between dermatology and public health.

Contents:

Section I. Dermatology in Public Health

1. Concepts of Relevant Diseases for Public Health

2. International Public Health Strategies in Dermatology

3. The User of Public Health Services in Dermatology

4. Impact of Preventive Campaigns in Dermatology: A Brazilian Experience

Section II. Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health: Cutaneous Infectious

5. Hanseniasis

6. Tuberculosis

7. Other Mycobacteriosis

8. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

9. Bacterial Infections

10. Viral Infections

11. Fungal Infections

12. Parasitic and Protozoal Infections

13. Congenital Syphilis

Section III. Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health: Neoplasias

14. Precursor Lesions of Skin Cancer

15. Basal Cell Carcinoma

16. Squamous Cell Carcinoma

17. Melanoma

18. Cutaneous T Lymphomas and Others Lymphoproliferative Diseases

Section IV. Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health: Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases

19. Eczema

20. Psoriasis

21. Seborreic Dermatitis

22. Lichen planus

23. Acne

24. Hidradenitis

25. Rosacea

26. Vitiligo

27. Autoimmune Bullous Dermatoses

28. Vasculitis

29. Apthae

30. Neutrophilic Dermatosis

31. Adverse Drug Reaction

Section V. Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health: Skin Diseases and Environment

32. Cold and Heat

33. Ultaviolet Radiation and Idiophatic Phtodermatosis

34. Dermatosis for Plants

35. Skin Lesions Caused by Venomous Animals

36. Occupational Dermatitis

37. Air Pollution and the Skin Health

Section VI. Dermatologic Diseases in Public Health: Vital Cycle and Dermatology

38. Skin Diseases and Pregnancy

39. Neonatal Dermatosis

40. Cutaneous Aging and Dermatosis in Geriatric patients

Section VII. Skin Manifestations of Major Diseases in Public Health

41. Diabetes Mellitus

42. Diseases of Thyroid

43. Dyslipidemias

44. Nutritional Disorder, Morbidly Obese and Post-Bariatric

45. Renal Failure

46. Connective Tissue Diseases

47. Smoking, Alcoholism and Use of Ilicit Drugs

48. HIV / AIDS

49. Human T-Cell Lymphothtropic Virus Type-1 (HTLV-1) Infection

50. Liver Diseases

51. Transplant Recipients

52. Psychiatric Disorders

53. Neoplasias and Paraneoplasias

Section VIII. Emerging Issues of Dermatology in Public Health

54. Ethnicity and Dermatology

55. Skin Disorders in Transgender Patients

56. Dermatosis in Conflict Zones and Disasters Areas

57. Dermatology and Sports

58. Photoprotection

59. Skin Banking

60. Marketing influence on body image perception: a Bioethical Perspective

61. Quality of Life in Dermatology

62. Vaccine and the Prevention of Dermatological Diseases

63. Dermatoscopy in the Public Health Environment

64. Teledermatology

Section IX. Signs and Symptoms of Skin Diseases in Public Health - a Practical Guide to Management

65. Pigmented Lesions

66. Purpura

67. Pruritus

68. Prurigo

69. Ulcers Legs and Lymphedema

70. Urticaria

71. Erythema Nodosum

72. Rash

73. Alopecia

74. Stains

75. Xerosis

76. Hyperhidrosis

77. Nail disease

78. Metatarsalgia, Calluses, Callosities of the Feet

Section X. Dermatological Biopsy and Major Histopathological Patterns

79. Skin Biopsy

80. Major Histopathological Patterns in Dermatology

Section XI. Multidisciplinary Team and Dermatological Care

81. Dermatological Assistance in Primary Health Care: a Nursing Approach

82. Care Wounds - Dressings

83. Physical Therapy in Hanseniasis

84. Psychological Approaches in Treating Patients with Dermatological Diseases

Section XII. Special Chapters

85. Dermatological Education in Public Health - The Teaching of Dermatology
86. Hospital Dermatology: the role of dermatologists in hospital settings
87. Brief History of Dermatology