Autoimmune Diseases of the Skin

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVII

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2. Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Disease

   • Martin Röcken, Tilo Biedermann

   Pages 1-20

3. Epidemiology of Autoimmune Skin Disorders

   • Berthold Rzany, Niels Weller

   Pages 21-38

4. Autoimmune Bullous Skin Disorders

   • Michael Hertl, Emmanuel Laffitte, Luca Borradori, Christian Rose, Detlef Zillikens, Mei Chen et al.

   Pages 39-122

5. Scleroderma

   • Catherine H. Orteu, Jan P. Dutz, Nicolas Hunzelmann, Thomas Krieg

   Pages 123-168

6. Lupus Erythematosus

   • Michael Sticherling, Donna M. Pellowski, Richard D. Sontheimer

   Pages 169-210

7. Dermatomyositis

   • Jeffrey P. Callen

   Pages 211-225

8. Mixed Connective Tissue Disease

   • Reiji Kasukawa

   Pages 227-241

9. Sjogren’s Syndrome

   • Robert I. Fox

   Pages 243-265

10. Psoriasis Vulgaris and Arthropathica

    • Jörg Christoph Prinz

    Pages 267-282

11. Chronic Urticaria as a New Autoimmune Disease?

    • Malcolm W. Greaves

    Pages 283-302

12. Lichen Planus, Lichenoid Eruptions and Cutaneous Graft-Versus-Host-Reaction

    • Miklós Simon Jr.

    Pages 303-317

13. Small Vessel Vasculitides

    • Peter Lamprecht, Wolfgang L. Gross

    Pages 319-335

14. Novel Therapeutic Approaches in Autoimmune Skin Disorders

    • Sybille Thoma-Uszynski, Michael Hertl

    Pages 337-364

15. Back Matter

    Pages 365-374

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Cutaneous autoimmune diseases of the skin remain an enigma for many clinicians and scientists who are not familiar with these mostly severe and chronic diseases. The book presented provides an overview and the latest information on the broad spectrum of cutaneous autoimmune disorders for clinicians, scientists and practitioners in dermatology, medicine, rheumatology, ENT, pediatrics and ophthalmology. The book is unique since it presents the state-of-the-art knowledge on pathophysiology, clinical diagnosis and management of these disorders provided by the world experts in the field. The primary intention is to broaden the understanding of the pathophysiology of cutaneous autoimmune disorders and to provide a practical guide to how to identify and handle these conditions. The book is illustrated with many tables, illustrative figures and clinical color photographs.

• Autoimmunkrankheiten
• Dermatologie
• Hautkrankheiten
• Rheumatologie
• Skleroderma
• Urticaria
• autoimmune disease
• autoimmunity
• dermatology
• pathophysiology
• physiology
• psoriasis
• rheumatology
• scleroderma
• skin disorders

• Department of Dermatology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

  Michael Hertl

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