Child abuse Child abuse is a broad term used to describe a spectrum of nonaccidental trauma inflicted upon children. Kempe et al. are generally credited with emphasizing the prevalence and importance of this entity when they coined the term battered…
Primary immunodeficiency disorders Recurrent infections, including those involving the skin, raise the possibility that a child has an immune deficiency. The most common cause of immunodeficiency in children is acquired immunodeficiency resulting from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (see Chapter…
The inborn disorders of metabolism are a group of primarily autosomal recessive hereditary disorders that result in metabolic and clinical defects. (More comprehensive discussion of some of these topics is covered elsewhere: disorders of tyrosine metabolism [Richner–Hanhart syndrome], Gaucher syndrome,…
Endocrinologic diseases often display cutaneous features that may provide diagnostic clues, and patients with these disorders may be more susceptible to a variety of mucocutaneous problems. Some of these conditions and their therapy, where applicable, are reviewed here. A thorough…
Introduction Venoactive drugs (VAD) are a heterogeneous group of medicinal products, of plant or synthetic origin, which have effects on edema (C 3 ) or on symptoms related to chronic venous disease (CVD) (classes C 0s –C 6s according to…
The laser was first conceived in the imagination of H.G. Wells, who described the use of a light gun in 1896 as an outer-space weapon. Albert Einstein then transformed this vision into a theoretical possibility in the early 1900s. Einstein…
Historical Review of Techniques Sclerosing treatment for telangiectasias was ignored until the 1930s, when Biegeleisen injected sclerosing agents intradermally or subcutaneously into the general area of capillary enlargement. However, this procedure caused severe necrosis and lacked effect on the telangiectasias.…
Introduction For nearly a century, open surgical treatment has been considered the gold standard to treat uncomplicated varicose veins. Since the early 1990s, however, techniques have shifted toward minimally invasive approaches. Foremost among these techniques are endovenous thermal ablation using…
Background Surgery for treating varicose veins (VVs) has been advocated for centuries. The first descriptions were attributed to Aulus Cornelius Celsus from the Roman era, which included hook extraction of varicose veins, double ligation and phlebectomy. Modern surgery is based…
Introduction Psychodermatologic disorders include psychophysiologic skin conditions that compromise quality of life and primary psychiatric disorders associated with somatic expression of stress that results in skin findings. A number of primary psychodermatoses are reviewed, including trichotillomania, delusions of parasitosis, skin…