- Concise practical guidance to board certified dermatologists and dermatologists in training
- Carefully themed to allow readers to gain a thorough practical knowledge of wide range of cases they may see
- Illustrated to highlight evidence-based practice for management of exfoliative dermatitis in older patients
Clinical cases are a key component in modern medical education, assisting the trainee or recertifying clinician to work through unusual cases using best practice techniques and this title focuses on the management of exfoliative dermatitis, also known as "red man".
This is an important discipline in older patients as the recognition and appropriate management of these conditions requires the clinician to distinguish often very subtle differences in the presentation of patients. This practical case-based reference helps readers accurately define the diagnostic and management criteria to assist clinical decision-making.
Clinical Cases in Geriatric Exfoliative Dermatitis highlights evidence-based best practice in managing erythroderma in older patients. It uses a thorough multidisciplinary case-based approach that is relevant to the scenarios that dermatologists face in clinical practice, while also providing insights for pharmacologists and pathologists that work with these cases.
Table of Contents- A Case of Unusual Blistering Dermatitis
- A Red Nodule on the Anterior Chest
- An Elder Male with Generalized Pruritic Erythema and Scales
- An Elderly Female with Itchy Red-Rashes and Blisters
- An Elderly Female with an Ulcerated Mass on the Elbow
- An Elderly Female with Forehead Plaque and Ulcers
- An Elderly Female with Painful and Pruritic Blisters
- An Elderly Female with Ulcer
- An Elderly Male with Erythema and Papules
- An Elderly Male with Skin Sclerosis
- An Old Man with Erythema, Vesicles and Pain over Neck, Chest and Back
- An Old Women with Weird Umbilicus
- An Unusual Erythema: Radiation Recall Dermatitis Years after Breast-Conserving Surgery
- Annular Desquamation in Two Elderly Women
- Annular Isolated Erythematous and Squamous Lesion of the Left Arm
- Dark-Red Annular Patches on Upper Extremities
- Desquamative and Bullous Lesions in a 68 Year Old Woman
- Disseminated Blisters in a Patient with Psoriasis Vulgaris
- Erythematous Scaly Eruption in a 71-Year-Old Male
- Erythematous Scrotum in a 70-Year-Old Man
- Erythroderma in a 81-Year-Old Man
- Generalized Exfoliative Dermatitis
- Painless Violaceous Macule on the Chest Wall
- Ulcers of Lower Extremities
