Podiatric Dermatology, An Issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

1st Edition, Volume 38-4 - September 21, 2021
Editor: Tracey C. Vlahovic
Language: English
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This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest edited by Dr. Tracey Vlahovic, will focus on Podiatric Dermatology. This issue is one of four selected each year by… Read more

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This issue of Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, guest edited by Dr. Tracey Vlahovic, will focus on Podiatric Dermatology. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Thomas Chang. Topics discussed in this issue include but are not limited to: Dermoscopy for the podiatrist; Plantar Verruca; Disappearing Nail Bed; Biofilm and the nail unit; The penetration of nail topicals; Spongiotic dermatitis; Shoe dermatitis; Plantar psoriasis and biologics; Cutaneous manifestations of the diabetic foot; Pyoderma Gangrenosum; Elephantiasis nostras verrucosa and lymphedema; and plantar melanoma.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Foreword
Preface
Dermoscopy of Onychomycosis for the Podiatrist
Key points
Introduction
Dermatoscopic findings of onychomycosis
Summary
Clinics Care Points
Plantar Verruca and Dermoscopy: An Update
Key points
Introduction
Warts
Warts versus calluses
Dermoscopy
Wart dermoscopy
Summary
Disappearing Nail Bed: Review of Etiology, Grading System, and Treatment Options
Key points
Introduction
Cause
Grading system
Treatment methods
Summary
Clinics Care Points
Biofilms and the Nail Unit
Key points
Introduction
Onychomycosis
Summary
Clinics Care Points
The Penetrance of Topical Nail Therapy: Limitations and Current Enhancements
Key points
Introduction
Barriers to nail penetration
Methods to enhance nail penetration: mechanical, physical, and chemical
Antifungal medications specifically formulated to penetrate the nail
Summary
Clinics Care Points
Plantar Psoriasis: A Review of the Literature
Key points
Introduction
Topical treatment options
Phototherapy/photochemotherapy
Systemic treatment
Biologics
Summary
Clinics care points
Use of Biologics in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Plantar Psoriasis
Key points
Introduction
Classes of biological agents
Summary
Clinics care points
Shoe Dermatitis
Key points
Introduction
Presentation
Pathophysiology and mechanisms of contact dermatitis
Epidemiology
Differential diagnoses
Treatments for shoe dermatitis
Summary
Clinics Care Points
Cutaneous Manifestations of the Diabetic Foot
Key points
Introduction
Necrobiosis lipoidica
Bullosis diabeticorum
Eruptive xanthoma
Acanthosis nigricans
Diabetic dermopathy
Periungual telangiectasia
Vitiligo vulgaris
Lichen planus
Psoriasis
Diabetes and nails
Granuloma annulare
Scleredema diabeticorum
Summary
Clinics care points
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Literature Review
Key points
Introduction
History
Epidemiology
Cause and pathogenesis
Diagnosis
Associated disease states
Clinical presentation
Prognosis
Treatment
Summary
Lower Limb Lymphedema: An Exploration of Various Treatment Methods
Key points
Introduction
Patient evaluation
Summary
Clinics care points
Plantar Melanoma: An Investigation of Its Incidence
Key points
Introduction
Review of the literature
Amelanotic and subungual melanomas and their incidence
Summary
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