Thyroid Disorders with Cutaneous Manifestations / Edition 1

by Warren R. Heymann

Overview

Jacques Barzun, the noted Columbia University historian of ideas and culture, once described the feeling that some people experience when they come upon a new reference book. He wrote: “Hand over to one of us a new Dictionary, “Companion,” or Guide, and our eyes first light up and then turn dreamy: we have seized the volume and are off, arm in arm with the guide i or companion. …” The book now in your hands made my eyes light up. Thyroid Disorders with Cutaneous Manifestations is that kind of book. Heymann, who has been fascinated by this sometimes controversial subject for decades, has brought not only his own expertise, but that of many experts from the fields of the skin and the thyroid gland. Steven Jay Gould wrote about overlapping and nonoverlapping magisteria—this book demonstrates just how much important overlap there is. But it also covers the basics in such a way that dermatologists can find what they need to know about the thyroid and thyroidologists can find what they need to know about the skin. Thyroid Disorders with Cutaneous Manifestations falls neatly into the tra- tion of medical monographs that become standards. They fulfill the roles of gathering, digesting, and synthesizing current knowledge, and they do so in a way that review articles cannot approach and that the scientific literature is not designed to accomplish.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849967488
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	12/15/2011
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

Anatomy and Embryology of the Thyroid Gland.- Hormones.- Classification and Epidemiology of Thyroid Disease.- Laboratory Diagnosis of Thyroid Disease.- Thyroglossal Duct Cysts.- Thyroid Cancer and the Skin.- Chromosomes, Genes, and the Thyroid Gland.- Cutaneous Manifestations of Hyperthyroidism.- Cutaneous Manifestations of Hypothyroidism.- Pretibial Myxedema (Thyroid Dermopathy).- Alopecia and Thyroid Disease.- Chronic Idiopathic Urticaria and Thyroid Disease.- Dermatologic Disorders Associated with Thyroid Disease.- Potential Therapeutic Uses of Thyroid Hormone.

Editorial Reviews

Aus den Rezensionen:

"Gelegentlich landet ein Buch auf meinen Herausgeber-Tisch, bei dem ich nicht widerstehen kann, es zu reviewen. Dies war der Fall mit diesem großartigen Buch … Die Diskussionen sind übersichtlich, mit guten Referenzen versehen und begleitet von hilfreichen Kommentaren von Dr. Heymann. Das letzte Drittel des Buches wird vermutlich von höchstem Interesse für Kliniker sein. … Schilddrüsenerkrankungen und die Haut haben Generationen von Dermatologen fasziniert, und nun ist das Thema schließlich zwischen zwei Buchdeckeln gefangen in einer sehr sachkundigen Art und Weise." (Walter Burgdorf in: JDDG - Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft Journal of the German Society of Dermatology, 2009, Vol. 7, Issue 3, S. 275)

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Renata H. Mullen, MD (Palo Alto Medical Foundation)
Description: This is a comprehensive guide to dermatologic conditions associated with thyroid disorders as well as a complete, updated review of the pathophysiology of thyroid disease. Each chapter starts with an "editorial perspective," which summarizes the pertinent points.
Purpose: According to the editor, the aim of this book is to provide a single resource that will enable physicians to comprehend the basic science, laboratory evaluation, epidemiology, and clinical aspects of thyroid diseases and their cutaneous manifestations. These worthy objectives are, for the most part, met.
Audience: The book is written for practicing dermatologists and internists, but it can be helpful to residents and medical students as well. The editor is known to most dermatologists as the editor and voice of "Dialogs in Dermatology." He has assembled a group of internationally recognized authorities in this field and has unified their chapters with his editorial perspective.
Features: The book covers all aspects of thyroid disease, from anatomy to potential therapeutic uses of the thyroid hormone. An extremely useful chapter covers laboratory diagnosis of thyroid disorders. The book's best feature is its comprehensive nature, as it covers the entire spectrum of thyroid abnormalities; yet the length of the book as well as its readability make the daunting task of reviewing this vast material manageable and enjoyable.
Assessment: This is a welcome addition to the library of any physician wishing to have a complete and useful resource of thyroid disease at their fingertips.

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