Sensitive Skin Syndrome (2nd Edition)

Description

Sensitive skin is a widely reported condition where there is subjective cutaneous hyper-reactivity to environmental factors. Progress has been made in many aspects of the background science that will help clinicians in their management of patients presenting with the condition. This new text sums up the advances in thinking on pathophysiology, classification, methods of investigation, and the different susceptibilities of different types of skin.

Table of Contents

1. Section I Introduction and Background
   1. What is sensitive skin? – Renée J.H. Richters, Natallia E. Uzunbajakava, Piet E.J. van Erp, and Peter C.M. van de Kerkhof
   2. Sensitive skin: a review of prevalence worldwide – Charles Taieb and Laurent Misery
   3. Skin structure and function – Golara Honari
   4. The somatosensory system – Francis McGlone and David Reilly
2. Section II Pathophysiology of Sensitive Skin
   1. Stratum corneum and sensitive skin – Enzo Berardesca
   2. Altered somatosensory pathways – Eun Ju Kim, Dong Hun Lee, and Jin Ho Chung
   3. Itch and sensitive skin – Martin Schmelz
3. Section III Investigative Methods
   1. Challenges of investigation – Lidia Maroñas-Jiménez, Elena González-Guerra, and Aurora Guerra-Tapia
   2. Self-assessment of sensitive skin – Charles Taieb and Laurent Misery
   3. Confocal Raman Micro-Spectroscopy: a new paradigm in the diagnosis of sensitive skin? – Denise Falcone, Natallia E. Uzunbajakava, Piet E.J. van Erp, and Peter C.M. van de Kerkhof
   4. Regarding the quantification of the human skin barrier in Sensitive Skin Syndrome – Luís Monteiro Rodrigues, Henrique Silva, and Catarina Rosado
   5. Irritant reactivity tests – David A. Basketter
   6. Neurosensory assessment – Roland Jourdain
4. Section IV Clinical Considerations
   1. Sensitive skin: there is a link with ethnicity? – Laurent Misery and Charles Taieb
   2. Gender and age influence on sensitive skin – Rosa Marie Andersen
   3. Sensitive skin: do we observe an impact on quality of life? – Laurent Misery and Charles Taieb
   4. Perceived sensitive skin at different anatomic sites – Miranda A. Farage
   5. Sensitive skin and non-eczematous dermatoses – Ian McDonald, Helen Rea, and Martin Steinhoff
   6. Sensitive skin and eczematous dermatoses – Arun C Inamadar and Aparna Palit
5. Section V Environmental Factors and Everyday Products
   1. Influence of air pollution on skin – Sparsha Saxena and Golara Honari
   2. Sensitive skin, skin care products and cosmetics – Enzo Berardesca
   3. Fabrics and sensitive skin – Gerald E. Pierard and Howard I. Maibach
6. Section VI Management
   1. Dermatotoxicology and sensitive skin syndrome – Golara Honari and Howard I. Maibach 　
   2. Formulations for sensitive skin – Golara Honari and Howard I. Maibach
   3. Treatments for sensitive skin – Martina Kerscher and Heike Buntrock
7. Index

Editors Biography

Golara Honari, MD
Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

Rosa Marie Andersen, MD
Department of Dermatology, University of California at San Francisco, CA, USA
and National Allergy Research Centre, Department of Dermato-allergology, Gentofte University Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Howard I. Maibach, MD
Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco, CA, USA