Full Description
Written by two leaders in the field of pediatric dermatology, this classic text provides both detailed content for the specialist and easily accessible information for the non-dermatologist and less experienced clinician. Paller and Mancini - Hurwitz Clinical Pediatric Dermatology, 6th Edition, comprehensively covers the full range of skin disorders in children, offering authoritative, practical guidance on diagnosis and treatment in a single volume. This award-winning, evidence-based text has been fully revised and updated, and is an essential resource for anyone who sees children with skin disorders.
Features new content outline boxes for faster navigation, hundreds more clinical images, and authors' tips for the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric skin diseases
Contains updated, evidence-based guidance and the latest drug developments and disease classifications
Provides a careful balance of narrative text, useful tables, and 1,300 high-quality clinical photographs, helping you recognize virtually any skin condition you're likely to see
Includes a greatly expanded discussion of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis and new therapeutic approaches for treating genetic disorders and systemic diseases such as ichthyoses and rheumatologic disorders
Discusses new tests for subclassifying disease, such as the myositis-specific antibodies of juvenile dermatomyositis, genotyping, and immunophenotypes of inflammatory skin disorders
Contains new and updated tables on psoriasis co-morbidities, genetic syndrome classifications, acne therapies, pediatric histiocytoses, PHACE syndrome criteria, HSV therapies and juvenile dermatomyositis
Features updated sections on infections, exanthems, vascular disorders, dermatoses and genodermatoses
Discusses hot topics such as the use of stem cell and cell therapy, as well as recombinant protein, for treating epidermolysis bullosa; the resurgence of measles; congenital Zika virus infections; and much more
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Contents
1. An Overview of Dermatologic Diagnosis
2. Cutaneous Disorders of the Newborn
3. Eczematous Eruptions in Childhood
4. Papulosquamous and Related Disorders
5. Hereditary Disorders of Cornification
6. Hereditary Disorders of the Dermis
7. Disorders of Hair and Nails
8. Disorders of the Sebaceous and Sweat Glands
9. Cutaneous Tumors and Tumor Syndromes
10. Histiocytoses and Malignant Skin Diseases
11. Disorders of Pigmentation
12. Vascular Disorders of Infancy and Childhood
13. Bullous Disorders of Childhood
14. Bacterial, Mycobacterial, and Protozoal Infections of the Skin
15. Viral Diseases of the Skin
16. Exanthematous Diseases of Childhood
17. Skin Disorders due to Fungi
18. Infestations, Bites, and Stings
19. Photosensitivity and Photoreactions
20. The Hypersensitivity Syndromes
21. Vasculitic Disorders
22. Collagen Vascular Disorders
23. Endocrine Disorders and the Skin
24. Inborn Errors of Metabolism
25. Skin Signs of Other Systemic Diseases
26. Abuse and Factitial Disorders
