Disorders of the Hair and Nail: Diagnosis and Treatment

A quick-reference guide to the accurate diagnosis and safe, effective treatment of disorders of the hair and nail

From the basics of hair and nail anatomy and physiology to clear, effective diagnosis and treatment guidelines, Disorders of the Hair and Nail explains how to treat and manage disorders in patients of all ethnicities—quickly and effectively.

Whether you’re a dermatologist, primary care physician, PA, or NP, this unmatched guide provides everything you need to know about the most common disorders, including alopecia, psoriasis, and scalp and fungal nail infections, as well as more uncommon disorders. Packed with 250 photos, Disorders of the Hair and Nail provides diagnostic tools and tips and pearls in clinical practice and proven tips for accelerating the pace of diagnosis. Inside, you’ll find expert coverage of a wide array of disease, disorders, and more, including:

• Bullous Diseases
• Infective Nail disorders
• Bacterial Infections
• Onychomycosis
• Traumatic Nail Disorders and Ingrowing Nails
• Tumors of the Nail
• Hair loss in Children, Women, and Men<
• Alopecia Areata
• Acute and Chronic Telogen Effluvium
• Scarring and Traction Alopecia
• Lichen Planopilaris
• Folliculitis Decalvans
• Psoriasis
• Dermatitis
• Pustular Dermatoses of the Scalp
• Dissecting Cellulitis
• Scalp Acneiform Eruptions
• Pustular Dermatoses of the Scalp
• Eyebrow, Eyelash, and Beard Alopecia

Nail anatomy andphysiology: what you need to know

Diagnostictools: what you need to have and to know

Congenital Naildisorders

Inflammatory Naildisorders

Psoriasis

Lichen planus

Bullous diseases

Infective Nail disorders

Bacterial infections

Onychomycosis

Traumatic Naildisorders

Onychotillomania

Toenail onycholysis

Nail Ingrowing

Tumors of thenail

Hair anatomy andphysiology what you need to know

Diagnostictools: what you need to have and to know

Congenitalalopecia

Hair loss inchildren

Non Scarringalopecia

Alopecia areata

Female Pattern hairloss

Male patternhair loss

Acute telogeneffluvium

Chronic telogeneffluvium

Drug inducedhair loss

Scarringalopecia

Lichenplanopilaris

Frontalfibrosing alopecia

Discoidlupus erythematosus of the scalp

Folliculitisdecalvans

Traction alopecia

Scaling disorders of the scalp

Seborrheicdermatitis

Psoriasis

Scalpcontact dermatitis

Pustular dermatoses of the scalp

Dissectingcellulitis

Scalpacneiform eruptions

Acneskeloidalis nuchae

Pustulardermatoses of the scalp

Scalp infections

Diseases of the black race

Localized hair loss

Eyebrow alopecia

Eyelashes alopecia

Beard alopecia

Body hair loss

Hair breakage

Hair color changes

The itchy scalp

Diagnosis in clinical practice

Patient with acute hair loss

Patient with eyebrow loss

Diagnosis in clinical practice

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Pustular nail conditions: think about…

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