Nail Disorders

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xvii

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2. Nail Anatomy and Physiology for the Clinician

   • Bianca Maria Piraccini

   Pages 1-6

3. Nail Signs

   • Bianca Maria Piraccini

   Pages 7-22

4. Examination of Patients with Nail Disorders

   • Bianca Maria Piraccini

   Pages 23-33

5. Useful Diagnostic Techniques

   • Bianca Maria Piraccini

   Pages 35-40

6. Common Diseases of the Toenails

   • Bianca Maria Piraccini

   Pages 41-53

7. Nail Disorders Due to Environmental, Professional, and Cosmetic Causes and Auto-induced Nail Diseases

   • Bianca Maria Piraccini

   Pages 55-74

8. Nail Disorders Due to Dermatological Diseases

   • Bianca Maria Piraccini

   Pages 75-93

9. Infective Nail Disorders

   • Bianca Maria Piraccini

   Pages 95-115

10. Nail Signs of Systemic Diseases and Drug-Induced Nail Changes

    • Bianca Maria Piraccini

    Pages 117-124

11. Tumors of the Nails

    • Bianca Maria Piraccini

    Pages 125-153

12. Back Matter

    Pages 155-160

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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. 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. Non-invasive and invasive tools for the diagnosis of nail disorders are then described and insights provided into their appropriate use. Subsequent chapters review the various nail diseases, covering hereditary, traumatic, inflammatory, environmentally induced, drug-induced and neoplastic conditions as well as disorders due to systemic diseases. Informative high-quality illustrations are included for each disorder and boxes helpfully summarize the most important features, clues to diagnosis, necessary examinations, and treatments. Closing chapters address nail conditions in children and the elderly. 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.

• Nail Diseases
• Onychodystrophies
• Onychomycosis
• Paronychia
• Psoriasis

From the book reviews:

“This is an introduction to recognizing and treating common nail problems. It discusses the fundamentals of diagnosing nail disorders, treatment, and nail physiology. Explanations are clear and the color photographs are overall of good quality. … The audience is medical students, beginning dermatology residents, medical clinicians, and podiatrists.” (Patricia Wong, Doody’s Book Reviews, October, 2014)

• Department of Specialised Experimental and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

  Bianca Maria Piraccini

Dr. Bianca Maria Piraccini has been a researcher in dermatology at the University of Bologna since November 2000. She is Director of the Laboratory of Mycology and Parasitology and of Outpatient Consulation for Nail and Hair Disorders and Allergology in the Department of Dermatology at the university. Her principal research areas include the clinical and basic aspects of nail disorders, as well as hair biology, oral pathology and mycology. Dr. Piraccini is the author of 134 papers in international and Italian journals, nine monographs on diseases of the cutaneous appendages and 178 abstracts in international and italian reviews. She is a reviewer for several leading journals, including the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, the British Journal of Dermatology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, and the International Journal of Dermatology.

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