Full Description
Shimizu's Dermatology, Second Edition provides practical, didactic, and rapid-reference advice on diagnosis and management of the most common dermatologic conditions.
Written by one of the world's leading experts, and a best-seller in Japan where it was first published, the second edition is cohesive, richly illustrated, attractively presented, and fully revised to reflect the latest in clinical developments. This complete dermatology resource offers:
Over 2,000 clinical images to aid rapid and easy diagnosis
100% clinically focused chapters describing the clinical features, classifications, pathogeneses, pathologies, treatments and lab findings of diseases
Key points and tips and tricks in every chapter for practical guidance
Attractive color presentation throughout, with high-quality clinical images
Improve your knowledge of skin conditions and their management with this concise, user-friendly, alternative to larger reference books.
Shimizu's Dermatology is ideal for specialists in clinical practice, trainees managing patients at clinics or hospitals or preparing for board exams, and medical students.
Contents
1 Structure and function of the skin 1
2 Histopathology of the skin 43
3 Dermoscopy 57
4 Description of skin lesions 67
5 Diagnosis of skin diseases 81
6 Treatment of skin diseases 92
7 Eczema and dermatitis 116
8 Urticaria prurigo and pruritus 134
9 Erythema and erythroderma 145
10 Drug-induced skin reactions and graft-versus-host disease 158
11 Vasculitis purpura and other vascular diseases 171
12 Collagen diseases 203
13 Physicochemical injury and photosensitive diseases 234
14 Blistering and pustular diseases 254
15 Disorders of keratinization 285
16 Disorders of skin color 325
17 Metabolic disorders 340
18 Disorders of the dermis and subcutaneous fat 363
19 Disorders of the skin appendages 387
20 Nevi and neurocutaneous syndromes 405
21 Benign skin tumors 439
22 Malignant skin tumors lymphomas and melanomas 481
23 Viral infections 528
24 Bacterial infections 556
25 Fungal diseases 576
26 Mycobacterial infections 593
27 Sexually transmitted infections 605
28 Skin diseases caused by arthropods (insects spiders crustaceans) and other noxious animals 613
Appendix: Main genodermatoses and their causative genes and proteins 626
Index 630
