This concise, comprehensive book provides the most recent updates on rosacea management strategy, pathophysiology, genetic and environmental contribution, comorbidities, and other various topics. It meets the market need for a book that examines topics that are not typically included in rosacea textbooks. Beginning with a discussion on the current clinical understanding of the disease, this book reviews the aforementioned topics in a thorough yet accessible fashion. Complete with tables detailing a variety of drugs in an unbiased manner as well as color photos of real patients, each chapter aims to relay useful, practical information to dermatologists at every stage in their career. A valuable contribution to the Updates in Clinical Dermatology Series, Rosacea aims to promote the rapid and efficient transfer of medical research into clinical practice for the benefit practitioners and patients alike.

Featuring tables with commonly used drugs and updated with newer drugs Includes color photos of real patients to aid in developing topical diagnosis Written for dermatologists at every stage in their career

Autorentext

John Havens Cary, MDLouisiana State UniversityNew Orleans, LAUSA Howard Maibach, MDUniversity of CaliforniaDermatology ClinicSan Francisco, CAUSA

Inhalt

1. Introduction to Clinical Rosacea.- 2. Pathophysiology of Rosacea.- 3. Genetics of Rosacea.- 4. Evidence-Based Management.- 5. Difference in Vasoconstrictors: Oxymetazoline versus Brimonidine.- 6. Treatment of Ocular Rosacea.- 7. Physical Modalities for the Treatment of Rosacea.- 8. Rosacea and Gastrointestinal Comorbidities.- 9. Rosacea and Neurological Comorbidities.- 10. Rosacea and Cardiovascular Comorbidities.- 11. Rosacea and Cancer.- 12. Psychosocial Impact of Rosacea.- 13. Demodex Folliculorum: Role of Pathogenesis or Association.-14. Rosacea in Skin of Color.