Challenging Cases in Allergic and Immunologic Diseases of the Skin
Challenging Cases in Allergic and Immunologic Diseases of the Skin offers clinicians a wide range of challenging cases that are certain to provide hours of thoughtful and instructive review. Using a case study format and including excellent quality color
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Challenging Cases in Allergic and Immunologic Diseases of the Skin
Editor Massoud Mahmoudi Chair, Continuing Medical Education, E1 Camino Hospital, Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA, USA Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA, USA Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Medicine, School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Stratford, NJ, USA Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Medicine, San Francisco College of Osteopathic Medicine, Touro University, Vallejo, CA, USA [email protected]
ISBN 978-1-60761-295-7 e-ISBN 978-1-60761-296-4 DOI 10.1007/978-1-60761-296-4 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2010936295 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To the memory of my father, Mohammad H. Mahmoudi, and to my mother, Zohreh, my wife, Lily, and my son, Sam, for their continuous support and encouragement.
Preface
I am happy to present to you the Challenging Cases in Allergic and Immunologic Diseases of the skin. This book like our preceding title, Challenging cases in Allergy and Immunology, is a collection of interesting and challenging cases affecting thousands of people who suffer from allergic and immunologic skin diseases. A wide range of subjects from simple skin allergy to complex autoimmune diseases of the skin are discussed and presented in an easy-to-follow format. This book consists of five parts and 20 chapters, and each chapter presents two cases. What makes this book unique is the style of its presentation. Each case starts with a short abstract, followed by case presentation, working diagnosis, data, final diagnosis, and discussion. For the purpose of clarification, most chapters have included several colorful photos for better illustration of the ca
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