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"Ideal for dermatologists, dermatopathologists, and trainees of all levels, Dermatology: Visual Recognition and Case Reviews, 2nd Edition, presents classic visual clues that point you to the correct diagnosis ... the key first step in effective management and care. This highly visual resource helps you hone your skills in visual recognition with a practical focus on images of clinical and histopathologic skin diseases rather than dense text. The unique format enhances your learning experience and offers clear examples of a successful framework that can be used when approaching a patient."--The publisher
List of contents
Introduction: Visual Intelligence
PART 1: OVERVIEW
1. Key concepts
2. Differential diagnosis for given body sites and morphology
3. Distribution - specific differentials
PART 2: EPIDERMAL-BASED DISEASES
4. Spongiotic/eczematous processes
5. Psoriasiform rashes
6. Small, scaly lesions
7. Epidermal-based lesions
PART 3: EPIDERMAL/DERMAL PROCESSES
8. Epidermal injury/necrosis
9. Purpura, small vessel vasculitis, and vascular occlusion
10. Ulcers
11. Epidermal neutrophils
12. Vesiculobullous, numerous lesions
13. Vesicles and papulopustules in infants
14. Blistering, localized
PART 4: DERMAL/DEEPER PROCESSES
15. Follicular processes
16. Dermal inflammation
17. Deep soft tissue disorders: panniculitis and others
18. Dermal-based lesions
19. Dermal cysts/developmental anomalies
20. Small papules secondary to a dermal process
21. Dermal change due to deposition
22. Sclerosing disorders
PART 5: MISCELLANEOUS
23. Helminths/arthropods
About the author
Christine Ko is Professor of Dermatology and Pathology at Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT, USA.
