Pediatric Nail Disorders

Description

Pediatric Nail Disorders

This is a highly illustrated guide to the diagnosis and management of nail conditions in children. With new material on genetics and on developments such as dermoscopy, it will be invaluable as a reliable clinical reference for both dermatologists and pediatricians, as well as those in family practice.

Table of Contents

1. Cover
2. Half Title
3. Title Page
4. Copyright Page
5. Table of Contents
6. Preface
7. Contributors
8. Embryology and Inherited Disorders
9. Nail Anatomy
10. Nail Contour Variations
11. Nail Surface, Direction, Thickness, and Consistency Variations
12. Nail and Periungual Color Variations
13. Nail and Periungual Tissue Abnormalities
14. Onychomycosis in Children
15. Nails in Primary Skin Disease
16. Nail Hamartomas
17. Vascular Anomalies of Nail and Finger Extremities
18. Systemic Diseases
19. Nail Alterations in Cutaneous Porphyrias
20. Melanonychia
21. Dermoscopy in Pediatric Longitudinal Nail Pigmentation
22. Nail Tumors in Children
23. The Painful Nail
24. Pediatric Ingrown Toenails
25. Noninvasive Treatment for Ingrown Nails: Anchor Taping, Acrylic Affixed Gutter Splint, Sculptured Nail, and Others
26. Biopsy of Pediatric Nails
27. Ultrasound of Pediatric Nails
28. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pediatric Nails
29. Index

Review

“This is a very good guide for the diagnosis and management of these disorders in children. There is very new material on genetics and new developments such as dermatoscopy. Undoubtedly an invaluable clinical reference for dermatologists, pediatric dermatologists and pediatricians.” ― Dr. Roberto Arenas, Mexican Journal of Dermatology

Editors Biography

Robert Baran, MD, Dermatologist, Nail Disease Center, Cannes, France: the editor of Pediatric Nail Disorders, Nail Therapies, Handbook of Cosmetic Skin Care 2E, The Nail in Differential Diagnosis, and Textbook of Cosmetic Dermatology 5E, amongst many others.

Smail Hadj-Rabia, MD, PhD, Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades and Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Institut de Recherche Necker Enfants Malades, Paris, France.

Robert Silverman, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA.