Photodermatology

Covering the entire array of photodermatological topics necessary to stand at the head of thiburgeoning discipline, this source contains expertly written chapters that offer recommendationand guidelines from opinion-forming international authorities. Reviewing the entire range ophotodermatoses, as well as the management, treatment, identification, and assessment of thesconditions, this source includes discussions of narrow and broadband UVB, PUVA, photopheresis, UVA1 therapy, and photodynamic therapy, the principles and medical and cosmetic uses of lasers and similar sources, and appendices on phototesting, photopatch testing, and the development of phototherapy units to stand at the forefront of this burgeoning dermatological subject.