The Encyclopedia of Skin and Skin Disorders (Facts on File Library of Health and Living) - Hardcover

Turkington, Carol; Dover, Jeffrey S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816064032 ISBN 13: 9780816064038

Publisher: Facts on File, 2006

Synopsis

Offers more than a thousand alphabetically arranged entries addressing such topics as autologous fat transplants, laser hair removal, spider bites, and the effect of allergies on the skin.

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Reviews

Skin is the largest human organ (6-9 pounds and more than 18 square feet in a typical adult) and is the body's protector, regulator, and transfer system. Beginning with a foreword summarizing some of the major recent advances in dermatology and a short introduction pointing out the significant new topics, this encyclopedia of skin and its diseases is a revised and updated version of a title last published in 2002.

More than 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries range from a single sentence (for example, Fibroblast,Nifedipine) to several detailed pages, such as the discussion of poison ivy--the plant, the symptoms and diagnostic path, treatment options and outlook, risk factors, and preventive measures. Other longer entries may include history, procedures, and side effects, as in the discussion of silicone implants. There are entries on cosmetics, diseases and syndromes, medical terms and procedures, drugs, and more. Many of the entries have been revised. Among the new entries are Elephantiasis,Laser hair removal, Microdermabrasion, and Spider bites.

The integration of information throughout is well done. Seeand see alsoreferences abound. Terms used in entries that are themselves entries appear in small caps. Three of the seven appendixes deal with cosmetics: ingredients, color additives, and cosmetic ingredients to avoid. With this as a reference, reading the ingredients on a bottle of lotion will be a bit more understandable, if not a bit scary. Appendix 4 lists 10 types of lesions and the conditions causing those lesions, but there is no entry in the encyclopedia or glossary defining lesion,a term the general public sometimes misunderstands.

Academic and public libraries will want to add this clearly written reference book with its wealth of information. In an environment where individuals have more responsibility to understand and make choices about their health and health care, this work can be a very useful partner. Linda Loos Scarth
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Edition details

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816064032
• ISBN 13: 9780816064038
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 459