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TOPIC COVERED	GUIDELINE
ACNE	Advice on the safe introduction and continued use of isotretinoin in acne
AIDS	Guidelines for the Safe Practice in Patients with AIDS and Hepatitis B (BSDS)
Anti-Rheumatic Drug Therapy (DMARD)	BSR & BHPR Guideline for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug therapy (DMARD) in consultation with the British Association of Dermatologists
ATOPIC DERMATITIS	Advice to dermatologists regarding topical tacrolimus and pimecrolimus
ATOPIC ECZEMA	Guidelines for the management of atopic eczema, summarised by Medendium Guidelines (PCDS and BAD)

CLINICAL GUIDELINE	How to write a Clinical Guideline for the BAD
DERMATOLOGICAL SURGERY	Antibiotic prophylaxis for endocarditis in dermatological surgery
ELDERLY SKIN	Looking after elderly skin - a simple guide

HISTOPATHOLOGY	Guidelines to Clinicians on the Handling of Skin Biopsies for Histopathology
HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE	Ocular Toxicity and Hydroxyychloroquine: Guidelines for Screening 2004
ISOTRETINOIN	Advice on the safe introduction and continued use of isotretinoin in acne
MELANOMA	The prevention, diagnosis, referral and management of melanoma of the skin
PSORIASIS	Biological Interventions for Psoriasis
PSORIASIS	Psoriasis
PUVA	Eye Protection for PUVA Patients (1999)
SKIN BIOPSIES	Guidelines to Clinicians on the Handling of Skin Biopsies for Histopathology
SKIN CANCER	Providing Cutaneous Oncology Services (1998)

SUN BEDS	Consensus view on Sunbeds for Cosmetic Tanning (1997)
TACROLIMUS	Advice to dermatologists regarding topical tacrolimus and pimecrolimus
THALIDOMIDE	Risk Management comes to Thalidomide

The following guidelines have now been published in the British Journal of Dermatology

Introduction to Guidelines

Guidelines for the Management of Skin Disease (CEM Griffiths) BJD, Vol. 141, No.3, September 1999 (p.396)

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ACTINIC KERATOSES	Guidelines for the management of Actinic Keratoses (D. de Berker, J.M. McGregor and B.R. Hughes) BJD, Vol. 156, No. 2, February 2007 (p222-230)
ALOPECIA AREATA	Guidelines for the management of Alopecia Areata (S.P.MacDonald Hull, M.L.Wood, P.E.Hutchinson, M.Sladden and A.G.Messenger ) BJD, Vol. 149, No.4, October 2003 (p.692)
ANGIO-OEDEMA	Guidelines for evaulation and management of urticaria in adults and children (CEH Grattan and FY Humphreys). BJD, Vol. 157, 2007 (p1116-1123)
AZATHIOPRINE	Guidelines for prescribing azathioprine in dermatology (A.V.Anstey, S.Wakelin and N.J.Reynolds). BJD Vol. 151, No.6, December 2004 (p.1123)
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA	Guidelines for the Management of Basal Cell Carcinoma (NR Telfer, GB Colver, PW Bowers). BJD, Vol. 141, No.3, Sept 1999 (p.415)
BIOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS	British Assocation of Dermatologists guidelines for use of biological interventions in psoriasis 2005 (C H Smith, A V Anstey, J N Barker, A D Burden, R J Chalmers, D Chandler, A Y Finlay, C E Griffiths, K Jackson, N J McHugh, K E McKenna, N J Reynolds, A D Ormerod). BJD, Vol. 153, No. 3, Sept 2005 (p486)
BOWEN’S DISEASE	Guidelines for Management of Bowen's Disease: update 2006 (NH Cox, DJ Eedy, CA Morton). BJD, Vol. 151, No.1, Jan 2007 (p.11-21)
BULLOUS PEMPHIGOID	Guidelines for the Management of Bullous Pemphigoid (F Wojnarowska, G Kirtschig, AS Highet, VA Vening, NP Khumalo) BJD, Vol. 147, No. 2, August 2002 (p.214-221)
CONTACT DERMATITIS	Guidelines for care of Contact Dermatitis (J Bourke, I Coulson, J English) BJD, Vol. 145, No.6, December 2001 (p.877)
CUTANEOUS WARTS	Guidelines for Management of Cutaneous Warts (JC Sterling, S Handfield-Jones, PM Hudson). BJD, Vol. 144, No.1, January 2001 (p.4)
LICHEN SCLEROSUS	Guidelines for the Management of Lichen Sclerosus (SM Neill, FM Tatnall, NH Cox) BJD, Vol. 147, No. 4, October 2002 (p.640-649)
MELANOMA	UK Guidelines for the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma (DLL Roberts, AV Anstey, RJ Barlow, NH Cox) BJD, Vol. 146, No. 1, January 2002 (p.7-17)
MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES	Guidlines for the Management of Primary Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas (S.J.Whittaker, J.R.Marsden, M.Spittle and R.Russell Jones) BJD, Vol. 149, July 2003 (p.1095)
ONYCHOMYCOSIS	Guidelines for treatment of Onychomycosis (DT Roberts, WD Taylor, J Boyle) BJD, Vol. 148, No.3, March 2003 (p.402)
PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS	Guidelines for the management of Pemphigus Vulgaris (K.E.Harman, S.Albert and M.M.Black) BJD Vol. 149, No.5, November 2003 (p.926)
PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY	Guidelines for Topical Photodynamic Therapy: a report of a workshop of the British Photodermatology Group (CA Morton, SB Brown, S Collins, S Ibbotson, H Jenkinson, H Kurwa, K Langmack, K McKenna, H Moseley, AD Pearse, M Stringer, DK Taylor, G Wong, LE Rhodes) BJD, Vol. 146, No. 4, April 2002 (p.552-567)
PHOTOTHERAPY	Guidelines for dosimetry and calibration in ultraviolet radiation therapy: a report of a British Photodermatology Group Workshop (DK Taylor, AV Anstey, AJ Coleman, BL Diffey, PM Farr, J Ferguson, S Ibbotson, K Langmack, JJ Lloyd, P McCann, CJ Martin, H du P Menage, H Moseley, G Murphy, SD Pye, LE Rhodes, S Rogers) BJD, Vol. 146, No. 5, May 2002 (p.755-763)
PRIMARY CUTANEOUS T-CELL LYMPHOMAS	Guidlines for the Management of Primary Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas (S.J.Whittaker, J.R.Marsden, M.Spittle and R.Russell Jones) BJD, Vol. 149, July 2003 (p.1095)
PSORIASIS	British Assocation of Dermatologists guidelines for use of biological interventions in psoriasis 2005 (C H Smith, A V Anstey, J N Barker, A D Burden, R J Chalmers, D Chandler, A Y Finlay, C E Griffiths, K Jackson, N J McHugh, K E McKenna, N J Reynolds, A D Ormerod). BJD, Vol. 153, No. 3, Sept 2005 (p486)
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA	Multiprofessional Guidelines for the Management of the Patient with Primary Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (R Motley, P Kersey, C Lawrence) BJD, Vol. 146, No. 1, January 2002 (p.18-25)
TINEA CAPITITIS	Guidelines for Management of Tinea Capititis (EM Higgins, IC Fuller, CH Smiths). BJD, Vol. 143, No.1, July 2000 (p.53)
TOPICAL PUVA	Guidelines for Topical PUVA: a report of a workshop of the British Photodermatology Group (SM Halpern, AV Anstey, RS Dawe, BL Diffey, PM Farr, J Ferguson, JLM Hawk, S Ibbotson, JM McGregor, GM Murphy, SE Thomas, LE Rhodes). BJD, Vol. 142, 2000 (p22-31)
URTICARIA	Guidelines for evaulation and management of urticaria in adults and children (CEH Grattan and FY Humphreys). BJD, Vol. 157, 2007 (p1116-1123)
	Royal College of Physicians and British Association of Dermatologists - Concise Guidelines
MELANOMA	The prevention, diagnosis, referral and management of melanoma of the skin: concise guidelines (Newton Bishop J, Bataille V, Gavin A, Lens M, Marsden J, Mathews T, Ormerod A, Wheelhouse C). Royal College of Physicians and British Association of Dermatologists. Concise guidance to good practice series, No 7. London: RCP, 2007.

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Basal Cell Carcinoma
Bullous Pemphigoid
Cutaneous Melanoma
Cutaneous Warts
Dosimetry and Calibration in Ultraviolet radiation therapy
Lichen Sclerosus
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Tinea Capitis
Topical Photodynamic Therapy
Topical PUVA