Gender and Dermatology

This book comprehensively reviews the characteristics of the body reflected in the skin due to differences in gender. It investigates the genetic and hormonal differences that can affect skin structure and function, and resulting in variations between women and men. The aging process and exogenous factors that differ according to differences in lifestyle between the sexes are also covered. 

Gender and Dermatology comprehensively outlines the various aspects of physiological differences between the skin of women and men using practical examples and review of the basic science. It is therefore an important clinically-relevant review for both the trainee and experienced practitioner in dermatology, primary care, geriatrics and immunology, while also being of interest to researchers in genetics and metabolic medicine.  

Anatomy of Human Skin.- Physiology of the skin.- Molecular Biology and Genodermatoses.- Hormones and pregnancy.- Immunology.- Pharmacology.- Clinical considerations.- Disorders of skin appendages.- Disorders of Nails.- Disorders of Hair.- Wound Healing.- Contact dermatitis.- Occupational Dermatoses.- Disorders of Keratinization.- Endocrine Disorders.- Infections – bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic.- Tumors.- Papulosquamous diseases.- Bullous diseases.- Disorders of Pigmentation.- Cutaneous vascular disease.- Disorders of Lymphatic Vessels.- Metabolic Disorders.- Nutritional Disorders.- Photodermatoses.- Diseases of the Subcutaneous fat.- Systemic Disease and the Skin.- The Skin and the Nervous System.- Psychocutaneous Disorders.- The Breast.- The Genital, Perianal and Umbilical Regions.- Racial Influences on Skin Disease.- Environmental Injury.- Topical Therapy.- Cosmetics.- Physical and Laser Therapies.- Dermatological Surgery.

Ethel Tur MD, Specialist in Dermatology and Venereology, Professor of Dermatology, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, studied in the Medical School of Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Then specialization in Dermatology and Venereology at the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Ichilov Hospital, Tel Aviv, Israel. For 2 years, she was Postdoctoral fellow at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and School of Pharmacy and later was Visiting Assistant Professor, 2 months each summer for 10 years at University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology and School of Pharmacy. Also worked as a Consultant for 2 months at Johnson and Johnson Research Laboratories, New Brunswick, New Jersey. Then at University of Lausanne, Switzerland, Department of Dermatology, and University of Glasgow, Scotland, Department of Dermatology.

Dr Howard Maibach is an expert in contact and occupational dermatitis and sees patient at the Environmental Dermatosis Clinic, which is part of the Dermatology Clinic, UCSF. His specialty is dermatotoxicology and skin exposure toxicity; allergies and skin disorders; and dermatopharmacology or the study of medications for skin disorders.He has been on the editorial board of more than 30 scientific journals and is a member of 19 professional societies including the American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco Dermatological Society and the Internal Commission on Occupation Health. He is a professor in the Department of Dermatology at UCSF.