Dermatology: 1. The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases of the skin, hair, nails, oral cavity and genitals. 2. Sometimes also, cosmetic care and enhancement.
Dermatology
The skin is the largest organ of the body, covering the entire body.
Dermatology is the study of skin diseases and conditions. A dermatologist treats disorders relating to the skin, hair, and nails.
The Dermatology Department in Minnesota offers one of the nation's few comprehensive inpatient treatment programs for managing complex dermatologic problems.
Many dermatology terms are defined in this dictionary format.
Further information on various dermatology/skin care topics can be found through-out the Skin Care Guide network.
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Specialists for Dermatology at UAB include board certified physicians and surgeons who are experts in their fields.
Dermatology is a branch of medicine which focuses on conditions of the skin, along with sweat glands, hair, and other related body parts.
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Dermatology and Cutaneous BiologyTreatment of all types of skin disorders in adults as well as children.
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Medical speciality involving the study of skin and its diseases
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An ulcerative lesion at the site of primary infection by microorganisms, with regional lymph node enlargement; it occurs not only in chancroid infections but also in various bacterial and fungal infections.
In dermatology, PDT with the photosensitizer Levulan Kerastick® (20% delta-aminolevulinic acid HCl) is used for the treatment of pre-skin cancers called actinic keratosis (AK).
Trained dermatology nurses or physiotherapists at the hospital will administer your light therapy. You will be asked to undress in the treatment room.
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Textbook of Dermatology. Ed Rook A, Wilkinson DS, Ebling FJB, Champion RH, Burton JL. Fourth edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications.
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Habib TP. Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy . 4th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Inc; 2004.
Haggerty M. Don't let fungal nail infections get the upper hand. Dermatology Insights . Spring 2001:30.
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American Academy of Dermatology. Guidelines of care for cutaneous adverse drug reactions. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1996;35:458-461.
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: Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. 7th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill , 2008, pp 1087-94.
Eng TY, Boersma MG, Fuller CD, et al.: A comprehensive review of the treatment of Merkel cell carcinoma. Am J Clin Oncol 30 (6): 624-36, 2007.
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Loden M (2003). The skin barrier and use of moisturizers in atopic dermatitis. Clinical Dermatology, 21(2): 145-157.
Leung DYM, et al. (2008). Atopic dermatitis (atopic eczema). In K Wolff et al., eds.
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Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2006;54:S262.
Farris PK. Combination therapy for solar lentigines. Journal of Drugs in Dermatology. 2004;3:S23.
What you need to know about moles and dysplastic nevi. National Cancer Institute.
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American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 4(1): 39-65.
Verma S, Heffernan MP (2008). Superficial fungal infection: Dermatophytosis, onychomycosis, tinea nigra, piedra. In K Wolff et al., eds., Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th ed.
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A study was done and reported by The American Academy of Dermatology in 2005 that showed that a small group who had rosacea was treated part of their face with a cream with green tea and the other half with a placebo.
The American Academy of Dermatology says that a person who smokes 10 or more cigarettes a day for 10 years is more likely to have deep, leathery wrinkles than someone who doesn't smoke. Smoking also changes the skin's hue, giving it a yellowish tinge.
Phototesting using specialised equipment is possible in some university dermatology centres.
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Habif, Thomas. "Alopecia Areata." Clinical Dermatology. 4th ed. New York: Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 2004. 855-858.
Norris, D. A. "Alopecia Areata: Current State of Knowledge." Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 51 1 (2004): 16-17.
Excema and hand dermatitis. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 3.
Atopic dermatitis. In: Habif TP, ed. Clinical Dermatology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 5.
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