Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kuhn, Annegret (Editor), Lehmann, Percy (Editor), Ruzicka, Thomas (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Lupus erythematosus is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by a wide spectrum of manifestations with a variable evolution. There has been a long-standing need for a book with a unifying concept on the cutaneous manifestations of this disease. The book is based on multidisciplinar...

Table of Contents:

• What is Autoimmunity: Basic Mechanisms and Concepts
• Photoimmunology
• The Epidemiology of Lupus Erythematosus
• Historical Background of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Classification and Clinical Aspects of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Classification of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Clinical Manifestations of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Nonspecific Cutaneous Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus During the Neonatal and Childhood Periods
• Drug-Induced Lupus Erythematosus
• Association of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus with Other Dermatological Diseases
• Clinical Differential Diagnosis of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Photosensitivity in Lupus Erythematosus
• Relationship Between Cutaneous and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Prognosis of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Pathogenesis and Pathologic Features of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Molecular Genetics of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Experimental Models of Lupus Erythematosus
• Apoptosis in Lupus Erythematosus
• Pathogenesis of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: The Role of Ultraviolet Light
• The Role of T Cells and Adhesion Molecules in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• The Role of Dendritic Cells in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Histologic Findings in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Immunopathology of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Laboratory Features of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Antinuclear Autoantibodies in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Biochemical and Cell Biological Characterization of Ro/SSA
• Treatment and Management of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Topical Treatment of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Antimalarials
• Dapsone and Retinoids
• Thalidomide in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Immunosuppressive Drugs in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Experimental Therapies in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
• Management of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus.