This thoroughly updated 4th Edition of this highly regarded text continues to provide the latest therapeutic and surgical information on nail disease and disorders. It expands and updates all areas of onychology, including the newest in diagnostic techniques for nail diseases, a segment of dermatology that not only proves more difficult than cutaneous disorders but also is an exciting and innovative area on the frontier of skin research.

 provides an update of therapeutic advances to help the resident, practitioner, and related healthcare provider (podiatrist, nurse, primary care physician, and all involved in nail care). A major section is devoted to nail surgery and nail pathology, both of which have been behind compared to other aspects of dermatology. There is also extensive information on the billion dollar nail cosmetics industry, which will bring this text to the attention of all nail technicians (several hundred thousand in the US alone) as well as to cosmeticians and manufacturers.

Scher and Daniel’s Nails: Diagnosis, Surgery, Therapy

About the Author

Dr. Scher is a leading expert in nail disorders, including fungal diseases, and nail surgery. He is interested in clinical research, and has established nail clinics at NYU, Brown, Columbia University, and University of North Carolina. Additionally, he is a former President of the American Academy of Dermatology. Dr. Scher received his medical education at Howard University College of Medicine, and trained as a resident in dermatology at New York University.

Contents

۱: Nail Photography۲: Treatment Outline for Common Nail Problems۳: Histology Techniques for Nails۴: Normal Nail Anatomy,. Normal Nail Histology, and Common Reaction Patterns۵: Structure and Function of the Nail Unit۶: Nail Unit Psoriasis۷: Nail Unit Lichen Planus۸: Trachyonychia۹: Onychomycosis: Clinical Aspects۱۰: Onychomycosis: Laboratory Methods۱۱: Onychomycosis: Topical Therapy and Devices۱۲: Systemic Therapy of Onychomycosis۱۳: Acute and Chronic Paronychia۱۴: Simple Onycholysis and the Disappearing Nail Bed۱۵: Nail Cosmetics: Benefits and Pitfalls۱۶: MeIanonychia۱۷: Erythronychia۱۸: Painful Nail۱۹: Non Melanocytic Pigment Abnormalities۲۰: Pediatric Nail Disorders and Selected Genodermatoses with Nail Findings۲۱: Nails in Systemic Disease۲۲: Nail Emergencies۲۳: Nail Issues in Diverse Populations۲۴: Medical Podiatry and Nail Disease۲۵: Surgical Treatment of Onychocryptosis۲۶: Nail Imaging۲۷: Nail Reactions to Anticancer Therapies۲۸: Nail Reactions to Antibiotics,. Antimalarials, and Other Medications۲۹: Nail Reactions to Poisons and Intoxicants۳۰: Self Induced Nail Disorders۳۱: Nail Dermoscopy۳۲: Nail Tumors۳۳: Nail Surgery Overview and Approach۳۴: Basic and Intermediate Complexity Nail Procedures۳۵: Advanced Surgery and Complications۳۶: Mohs Surgery for Nail Tumors