Skin Disease in Organ Transplantation
The potent systemic immunosuppression therapy necessary to sustain a life-saving solid organ transplant is associated with many adverse cutaneous effects. This is the first scholarly compilation of the knowledge base surrounding the care of solid organ transplant recipients with dermatologic diseases. Supplemented with dozens of full-color photographs, Skin Disease in Organ Transplantation brings together decades of knowledge into a cohesive format. It is an outstanding resource for transplant providers and dermatologists to determine the optimal diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the problems of cutaneous disease in organ transplant recipients.
- Comprehensive coverage of all issues relevant to skin disease in transplant patients, including management of care
- Extensive high-quality color illustrations of cutaneous diseases with a high visual appeal
- Treatment algorithms guide readers through common therapeutic considerations for difficult-to-treat skin diseases
Reviews & endorsements
"An excellent and useful addition to the field of dermatology...Should
be included in the library of all practicing dermatologists as well as
transplant physicians."
--Doody's Book Review Service
Product details
January 2008Hardback
9780521870672
364 pages
285 × 223 × 20 mm
1.34kg
24 b/w illus. 187 colour illus.
Available
Table of Contents
- Part I. Transplant Dermatology
- Part II. Transplant Medicine and Dermatology
- Part III. Pathogenic Factors in Transplant Dermatology
- Part IV. Cutaneous Effects of Immunosuppressive Medications
- Part V. Infectious Diseases of the Skin in Transplant Dermatology
- Part VI. Benign and Inflammatory Skin Diseases in Transplant Dermatology
- Part VII. Cutaneous Oncology in Transplant Dermatology
- Part VIII. Special Scenarios in Transplant Cutaneous Oncology
- Part IX. Educational, Organizational, and Research Efforts in Transplant Dermatology.