Publisher's Synopsis
The Textbook of Contact Dermatitis covers every conceivableaspect of modernday management of contact dermatitis. Bothirritant and allergic types of contact dermatitis are dealtwith clearly and comprehensively, special emphasis beinggiven to occupational aspects as well as to prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Also covered are epidemiologicalaspects, computerization of patch test data and patientinformation systems, noninvasive bioengineering measurementtechniques, methods of skin testing other than patchtesting, histopathology of both irritant and allergiccontact dermatitis, and subjective reactions.The editors and contributing authors are all leadingpractitioners in the field. Their expertise has been broughtto bear to produce a readily comprehensive text supplementedby a large number of illustrations, mostly in full colour, many tables and a detailed index. The book will help thereader gain a better understanding ofthe theoretical basisof the subject, greater competence in everyday practice, andincreased awareness of where more clinical and laboratoryresearch is needed, and will thus bring an overallimprovement in performance and confidence.