Dermatological Manual of Outdoor Hazards
This book comprehensively covers the knowledge and skills that physicians, medical students and mid-level providers (physician assistants and nurse practitioners) need in order to care for patients with plant or arthropod exposures. It presents the epidemiology, pathogenesis and clinical manifestati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2020, 2020
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2020 |
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Section 1: Introduction
- General introduction, including cutaneous clinical reaction, factors influencing reactions to plant and arthropods exposures
- Morphology and diagnostic techniques
- Section 2: Plants
- Plant-induced urticaria
- Irritant dermatitis (chemical, mechanical) due to plants
- Phytophotodermatitis
- Allergic contact dermatitis due to plants
- Section 3: Arthropods
- Arachnida class: spiders (may not talk about scorpions)
- Arachnida class: ticks
- Arachnida class: mites
- Insecta class: beetles, bees, wasp, ants
- Insecta class: caterpillars, butterflies, moths
- Insecta class: flies and mosquitos
- Diplopoda class (millipede)
- Chilopoda class (centipede)
- Insect repellents and adjunctive measures to prevent arthropod exposures. Section 4: Environmental hazards
- Temperature
- Sun