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Pocket-sized for easy portability and reference,
this highly practical, full-color resource provides expert guidance in the diagnosis and treatment of the dermatologic conditions most often seen in everyday practice. Veteran author Dr. Fred F. Ferri, joined by University of Colorado dermatologists James Fitzpatrick, MD and Lori Prok, MD, present this enhanced, updated edition to aid medical students, residents, practicing physicians, and allied health professionals who deal with disorders of the skin.
- Devotes a section to practical dermatologic differential diagnosis, providing a quick reference to differential diagnoses of common complaints.
- Covers each topic in a consistent, practical format: General Comments (definition, etiology), Keys to Diagnosis (clinical manifestations, physical examination, diagnostic tests), Differential Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Pearls.
- Contains new, high-quality images in a larger size for superb visual diagnostic guidance.
- Expert Consult(TM) eBook version included with purchase.
This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Sommario
CHAPTER 1 EVALUATION OF SKIN DISORDERS
CHAPTER 2 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
CHAPTER 3 DISEASES AND DISORDERS
Appendix 1 TOPICAL STEROIDS
Appendix 2: CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF INTERNAL DISEASE
Appendix 3 : NAIL DISEASES
Appendix 4: STINGS AND BITES
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Fred Ferri is a Clinical Professor of Community Health at the Alpert Medical School, Brown University and author of over 30 medical books. He has been the best-selling medical author in the United States over the past 25 years and is also well known and respected internationally. He has been a visiting Professor at other medical schools and many of his books have been translated in several languages. In addition to his numerous publications, he has had a distinguished academic career at Brown University where he has received several awards for his dedication to teaching including the Brown University Excellence in Teaching award and Dean's teaching Award, and with the American College of Physicians where he was inducted as a Fellow in the ACP and has been a recipient of the Irving Addison Beck Award from the Rhode Island Chapter of the American College of Physicians. Dr. Ferri is a practicing physician at Ocean State Medical, a group primary care practice that he established in 1984 and still runs along with two other partners and his two sons.
