Clinical Cases in Geriatric Exfoliative Dermatitis

Description of Clinical Cases in Geriatric Exfoliative Dermatitis

Clinical cases are a key component in modern medical education, assisting the trainee or recertifying clinician to work through unusual cases using best practice techniques and this title focuses on the management of exfoliative dermatitis, also known as “red man”. This is an important discipline in older patients as the recognition and appropriate management of these conditions requires the clinician to distinguish often very subtle differences in the presentation of patients. This practical case-based reference helps readers accurately define the diagnostic and management criteria to assist clinical decision-making.

Clinical Cases in Geriatric Exfoliative Dermatitis highlights evidence-based best practice in managing erythroderma in older patients. It uses a thorough multidisciplinary case-based approach that is relevant to the scenarios that dermatologists face in clinical practice, while also providing insights for pharmacologists and pathologists that work with these cases.

About the Author

Torello Lotti is Full Professor of the Dermatology and Venereology at University of Studies Guglielmo Marconi, Rome, Italy. He is President of the World Health Academy, Dermatology since 2013. Director , Centro Studi per la Ricerca Multidisciplinare Rigenerativa (CSRMR), of the University of Rome “G.Marconi”, Rome, Italy, since 2015.

Olga Olisova PhD, Dsc, Head of Department of Dermatology and Venereology and Director of Dermatological clinic at I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation.

Uwe Wollina is Professor of Dermatology and Venerology, Allergology and Dermatopathology, since 2001 Head of Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Skin Cancer Center, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden, Germany.

Mohammad Jafferany, MD, FAPA, MCPS (Derm) is a Clinical Professor of Psychodermatology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the Central Michigan University College of Medicine. He is Executive Secretary, Association for Psychocutaneous Medicine of North America (APMNA).

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