Dermatology (Management of Common Diseases in Family Practice)

DDDDDDDDDDDD Effective management logically follows accurate diagnosis. Such logic often is difficult to apply in practice. Absolute diagnostic accuracy may not be possible, particularly in the field of primary care, when management has to be on analysis of symptoms and on knowledge of the individual patient and family. This series follows that on Problems in Practice which was con­ cerned more with diagnosis in the widest sense and this series deals more definitively with general care and specific treatment of symp­ toms and diseases. Good management must include knowledge of the nature, course and outcome of the conditions, as well as prominent clinical features and assessment and investigations, but the emphasis is on what to do best for the patient. Family medical practitioners have particular difficulties and advantages in their work. Because they often work in professional isolation in the community and deal with relatively small numbers of near-normal patients their experience with the more serious and more rare conditions is restricted. They find it difficult to remain up-to-date with medical advances and even more difficult to decide on the suitability and application of new and relatively untried methods compared with those that are 'old' and well proven. vii Their advantages are that because of long-term continuous care for their patients they have come to know them and their families well and are able to become familiar with the more common and less serious diseases of their communities. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Viral Infections....Pages 1-11 Fungal Infections....Pages 13-20 Bacterial Infections....Pages 21-26 Tropical Infections....Pages 27-28 Parasitic Infestations....Pages 29-33 Eczema....Pages 35-53 Psoriasis....Pages 55-66 Lichen Planus....Pages 67-71 Pityriasis Rosea....Pages 73-74 Acne....Pages 75-80 Rosacea....Pages 81-83 Urticaria....Pages 85-87 Erythema Multiforme....Pages 89-90 Benign Neoplasms....Pages 91-97 Skin Malignancy....Pages 99-103 Disorders Of Pigmentation....Pages 105-111 Bullous Disorders....Pages 113-120 Hair Problems....Pages 121-131 Photosensitivity....Pages 133-147 Ichthyosis....Pages 149-158 Drug Eruptions....Pages 159-165 Pruritus....Pages 167-168 Cutaneous Manifestations of Metabolic Disease....Pages 169-171 Erythema Nodosum....Pages 173-174 Cutaneous Vasculitis....Pages 175-176 Purpura....Pages 177-178 Lupus Erythematosus, Scleroderma, Dermatomyositis....Pages 179-182 Hyperhidrosis....Pages 183-185 Topical Steroids....Pages 187-188 Back Matter....Pages 189-195