Antibiotic and Antifungal Therapies in Dermatology

This book is an up-to-date practical guide to the treatment of both common and unusual bacterial, fungal, and protozoal skin infections. Antibiotics and other treatment options for common skin diseases such as acne, rosacea, erysipelas, and impetigo are extensively discussed, and a thorough update is provided on therapies for fungal infections in the nails, hair, and skin.

Current treatments for skin symptoms associated with sexually transmitted diseases are also explored in detail. A range of mycobacterial infections are discussed, and a further chapter considers the treatment of protozoal infections, including leishmaniasis, which are often unfamiliar to practitioners in the Western world. This handy book, with its helpful graphics and clear lists of symptoms, treatments, and practical tips, will be an ideal quick reference for the busy practitioner.

Table of contents (11 chapters)

· Common Skin Bacterial Infections

Ingen-Housz-Oro, S. (et al.)

Pages 1-20

· Antibiotics in the Management of Acne

Layton, Alison M.

Pages 21-40

· Antimicrobial Treatment of Rosacea

Zouboulis, Christos C. (et al.)

Pages 41-56

· Venereal Disease I: Syphilis

Tschachler, Erwin (et al.)

Pages 57-68

· Venereal Disease II: Chlamydia trachomatis Infection, Gonorrhoea

Tiplica, George-Sorin (et al.)

Pages 69-80

· Mycobacterial (Skin) Infections

Naafs, Bernard (et al.)

Pages 81-139

· The Antifungal Drugs Used in Skin Disease

Sigurgeirsson, Bárður (et al.)

Pages 141-156

· Fungal Infections of the Skin

Hay, Roderick J.

Pages 157-186

· Fungal Infections of the Hair

Hay, Roderick J.

Pages 187-202

· Onychomycosisa

Sigurgeirsson, Bárður

Pages 203-289

· Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Hees, Colette L. M. (et al.)

Pages 291-338