Contributors have been selected from across the world, offering an international perspective on the condition. Selection of the appropriate treatment may be a challenge, so guidance is provided on all factors that should be taken into consideration and on choice of treatment for special categories of patient, such as children and pregnant women. The available treatments are extensively discussed, with information on the latest options. Newer methods of diagnosis are considered, and advice is provided on the use of severity evaluation indexes. With the aid of informative illustrations, this book presents the clinical signs suggestive of nail psoriasis and describes the differential diagnosis of nail abnormalities. Nail psoriasis is very common and causes considerable morbidity to patients. Nail Disorders: A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management will be an invaluable, ready source of information for students in dermatology, clinical practitioners and podiatrists."-Publisher's website. Informative high-quality illustrations are included for each disorder and boxes helpfully summarize the most important features, clues to diagnosis, necessary examinations, and treatments. An additional chapter addresses nail conditions commonly seen in toenails. Subsequent chapters review the various nail diseases, covering inflammatory, infective, environmentally and auto- induced, drug-induced and neoplastic conditions as well as disorders due to systemic diseases. Non-invasive and invasive tools for the diagnosis of nail disorders are then described and insights provided into their appropriate use.
The book opens with a description of nail anatomy and physiology, followed by a review of nail symptoms, divided according to the part of the nail apparatus involved.
"This book is designed to meet the need for a concise, easy-to-read text on how to approach and manage patients with nail diseases.