Autoimmune Diseases of the Skin

This volume provides an overview and a survey of new discoveries in the broad spectrum of cutaneous autoimmune disorders, for clinicians, scientists and practitioners in dermatology, medicine, rheumatology, ENT, pediatrics and ophthalmology. The book is intended to broaden understanding of the pathophysiology of cutaneous autoimmune disorders and to provide a practical guide to identifying and treating these conditions. The book is illustrated with many tables, illustrative figures and clinical color photographs. The second edition has includes new chapters on autoimmune pigmentary disorders (vitiligo), hair loss (alopecia areata) and cutaneous symptoms of rheumatic disorders.

Comprehensive presentation of pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis, and management of cutaneous autoimmune diseases Thoroughly updated with new chapters on inflammatory diseases Presented by world experts in the field

Inhalt

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