Skin Disease in Organ Transplantation

by Clark C. Otley, Thomas Stasko

Overview

The potent systemic immunosuppression therapy necessary to sustain a life-saving solid organ transplant is associated with many adverse cutaneous effects. This is the first scholarly compilation of the knowledge base surrounding the care of solid organ transplant recipients with dermatologic diseases. Supplemented with dozens of full-color photographs, Skin Disease in Organ Transplantation brings together decades of knowledge into a cohesive format. It is an outstanding resource for transplant providers and dermatologists to determine the optimal diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the problems of cutaneous disease in organ transplant recipients.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521870672
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	01/21/2008
Pages:	364
Product dimensions:	8.78(w) x 11.22(h) x 0.79(d)

About the Author

Dr Clark C. Otley is Chair of the Division of Dermatologic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic and Professor of Dermatology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. He was the founding President of The International Transplant-Skin Cancer Collaborative, an organization dedicated to the advancement of clinical care and research for transplant patients with skin cancer and skin diseases. Dr. Otley attended medical school at Duke University School of Medicine and then received his specialty training in dermatology at Harvard University, serving as chief resident of the Department of Dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1995. He subsequently completed a fellowship in cutaneous oncology and Mohs micrographic surgery at the Mayo Clinic, finishing in 1996. Dr Otley has served on the Board of Directors of the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, as well as the Association of Academic Dermatologic Surgeons. He is a reviewer for the New England Journal of Medicine, the Archives of Dermatology, Dermatologic Surgery, and the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. He received the Young Leaders Award from the American Dermatologic Association prior to his induction to that organization. Dr. Otley has written more than 70 original research articles and lectures nationally and internationally.

Dr Thomas Stasko is Associate Professor of Medicine (Dermatology) at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. He received his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio in 1977. After an internship at the U.S. Air Force Medical Center at Scott AFB, Illinois, he served as a General Medical Officer before completing a residency in dermatology at the University of Texas Health Science Center in 1983. His fellowship training in Mohs Micrographic Surgery was at Tufts/New England Medical Center in Boston. Dr Stasko is the current President of the International Transplant-Skin Cancer Collaborative and also serves on the Board of Directors of the American College of Mohs Micrographic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology. He has lectured and published widely on cutaneous oncology in solid organ transplant recipients.

Table of Contents

Part I. Transplant Dermatology; Part II. Transplant Medicine and Dermatology; Part III. Pathogenic Factors in Transplant Dermatology; Part IV. Cutaneous Effects of Immunosuppressive Medications; Part V. Infectious Diseases of the Skin in Transplant Dermatology; Part VI. Benign and Inflammatory Skin Diseases in Transplant Dermatology; Part VII. Cutaneous Oncology in Transplant Dermatology; Part VIII. Special Scenarios in Transplant Cutaneous Oncology; Part IX. Educational, Organizational, and Research Efforts in Transplant Dermatology.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Renata H. Mullen, MD (Palo Alto Medical Foundation)
Description: This comprehensive book on skin disease in organ transplantation includes infectious, inflammatory, and malignant complications encountered in organ transplant patients. A time frame when these are most likely to occur is presented as well. An interesting section on the history of organ transplantation highlights the first organ transplant in the 4th century A.D. In each chapter, the text is enhanced by many high quality photographs, as well as useful summary tables and therapeutic ladders.
Purpose: According to the authors, the purpose is to consolidate an enormous body of important clinical experience and critical research that will guide the optimal care of transplant patients. These are worthy objectives, as they ultimately lead to the enhancement of post-transplant quality of life as well as survival. The authors successfully fulfill these aims with this book.
Audience: Although the book is written mainly for dermatologists and transplant physicians, it could also benefit motivated transplant patients and their family members.
Features: The first section covers the current practice of organ transplantation, including the use of immunosuppressive medications, as well as organ rejection. Another section covers the basic science of immunosuppression. The majority of the book deals with infectious disease as well as cutaneous oncology in the transplant setting. A unique chapter details research databases and organizations for transplant dermatology. There is further a section on patient education. This book comprehensively tackles this broad and difficult subject. The presentation is clear and concise. There are excellent clinical photos and numerous helpful tables. There are not many shortcomings to this book, but I would suggest a few more clinical photos in the infectious disease chapter. There is some overlap inherent in the organization of the book; for instance, there is a chapter on actinic keratoses which goes into treatment, and then another chapter just on the treatment of actinic keratoses.
Assessment: This is an excellent and useful addition to the field of dermatology and should be included in the library of all practicing dermatologists as well as transplant physicians.

Doody's Review Service

"An excellent and useful addition to the field of dermatology...Should be included in the library of all practicing dermatologists as well as transplant physicians."
—Doody's Book Review Service

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