Skin Diseases Nutrition and Metabolism
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Skin Diseases Nutrition and Metabolism

  1. 656 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Skin Diseases Nutrition and Metabolism

About this book

Skin Diseases Nutrition and Metabolism presents a comprehensive examination of the interrelationship between dermatology and internal medicine. It discusses the pathogenesis of avitaminotic dermatoses. It addresses the skin conditions that results from metabolic, nutritional, and functional disturbances. Some of the topics covered in the book are the mineral metabolism of the skin; acidifying and alkalinizing diets; water metabolism of the skin; quantitative causes of malnutrition; specific undernourishment; food allergy as cause of skin diseases; vitamin deficiency; diagnosis of food allergy; and difference between methods of hyposensitization and deallergization. The treatment of food allergy is fully covered. An in-depth account of the diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment of Plummer-Vinson syndrome are provided. The diseases of sebaceous and suboriferous glands are completely presented. A chapter is devoted to the skin diseases due to alimentary infections and intoxications. Another section focuses on the nutritional therapy of skin diseases. The book can provide useful information to doctors, dermatologists, students, and researchers.

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Yes, you can access Skin Diseases Nutrition and Metabolism by Erich Urbach in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Clinical Medicine. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Butterworth-Heinemann
Year
2015
Print ISBN
9781483168180
eBook ISBN
9781483195667
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Clinical Medicine

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Skin Diseases Nutrition and Metabolism
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. Introduction
  8. PART ONE: THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION ON THE PHYSIOLOGY OF THE SKIN
  9. PART TWO: NUTRITIONAL CAUSES OF DERMATOSES
  10. PART THREE: INFLUENCE OF DISEASES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, LIVER, AND PANCREAS ON THE SKIN
  11. PART FOUR: NUTRITIONAL THERAPY OF SKIN DISEASES
  12. PART FIVE: NUTRITIONAL TABLES
  13. INDEX OF AUTHORS
  14. INDEX OF SUBJECTS