Dermatitis – A Contemporary Approach in Primary Care Practice

Dermatitis is a common condition in clinical practice and impairs the quality of life. The diagnosis and treatment of this condition is rather challenging as the disorder is multifactorial in respect of etiopathogenesis. Moreover, many skin diseases can mimic dermatitis, posing problems in differential diagnosis. The diagnosis of dermatitis is predominantly clinical. Management of dermatitis entails the frequent use of moisturisers, minimizing the exposure to allergens and irritants, topical corticosteroids and steroid-sparing agents, phototherapy, and systemic medications. These treatments should be tailored to the needs of the individual patient. This book, “Dermatitis – A Contemporary Approach in Primary Care Practice”, is primarily aimed to empower the primary care physicians to diagnose and manage dermatitis in their day-to-day practice as they represent the first touch-point for patients. In this book, Dr. Koushik Lahiri unravels the diagnostic and therapeutic challenge of different types of dermatitis through a unique case-based approach. This will serve as an excellent resource for the primary care physicians as well as Dermatologists in their everyday clinical practice.