Full Description
Skin problems make up around one-quarter of all new consultations in primary care, yet making a confident dermatology diagnosis can often be daunting. Dermatology Essentials for General Practice is a colourful, practical guide designed to help GPs and allied health professionals confidently diagnose and manage common and important skin conditions.
The book is organised by the patient's main symptom, making it easy to start where your consultation usually begins. A simple differential diagnosis table helps narrow down options based on associated symptoms and a rich collection of clinical and dermoscopic images, including examples in skin of colour, supports identification.
For every condition you'll find a consistent structured approach:
Story - the background to each disorder including the importance of family history, symmetry and evolution
Look - hundreds of photographs in all skin types, along with notes about distribution, morphology, colour, etc.
Feel - smooth or scaly, raised or flat?
Check - the signs and symptoms to look for, the investigations to order, and any red flags
Treat - management options based on NICE and BAD guidelines, along with clinical gems based on years of experience highlighted.
Whether you're a GP, nurse, pharmacist, paramedic, or other frontline clinician, this book offers a clear, concise path through the most frequent skin presentations seen in everyday practice.
Contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Glossary of dermatological terms; Dermoscopy descriptions; Fitzpatrick skin types; Differential diagnosis
Chapter 1: Itchy skin
1.1 Dermatitis herpetiformis
1.2 Eczema (dermatitis)
1.3 Fungal infection
1.4 Lichen planus
1.5 Nodular prurigo
1.6 Notalgia paraesthetica
1.7 Polymorphic light eruption
1.8 Pruritus without rash
1.9 Scabies
1.10 Urticaria
Chapter 2: Scaly skin
2.1 Actinic keratosis
2.2 Bowen's disease
2.3 Discoid lupus erythematosus
2.4 Keratosis pilaris
2.5 Pityriasis rosea
2.6 Porokeratosis
2.7 Psoriasis
Chapter 3: Broken and bubbly skin
3.1 Acne
3.2 Bullous pemphigoid
3.3 Erosive pustular dermatosis
3.4 Fixed drug eruption
3.5 Folliculitis
3.6 Hidradenitis suppurativa
3.7 Impetigo
3.8 Necrobiosis lipoidica
3.9 Perioral dermatitis
3.10 Pitted keratolysis
3.11 Pyoderma gangrenosum
3.12 Rosacea
3.13 Varicella
3.14 Venous ulcers
Chapter 4: Discoloured skin: light and dark marks
4.1 Acanthosis nigricans
4.2 Café au lait macules
4.3 Erythrasma
4.4 Erythema ab igne
4.5 Melasma
4.6 Pityriasis versicolor
4.7 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation
4.8 Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
4.9 Lichen sclerosus
4.10 Pityriasis alba
4.11 Postinflammatory hypopigmentation
4.12 Tuberous sclerosis
4.13 Vitiligo
Chapter 5: Coloured lesions
5.1 Angioma
5.2 Atypical mole syndrome
5.3 Naevus
5.4 Melanoma
5.5 Seborrhoeic keratosis
5.6 Talon noir
Chapter 6: Skin-coloured lesions
6.1 Basal cell carcinoma
6.2 Dermatofibroma
6.3 Epidermoid cyst
6.4 Molluscum contagiosum
6.5 Keloid scar
6.6 Sebaceous hyperplasia
6.7 Squamous cell carcinoma
6.8 Warts
Chapter 7: Rashes
7.1 Adverse drug reaction
7.2 Erythema infectiosum
7.3 Gianotti-Crosti syndrome
7.4 Hand foot and mouth disease
7.5 Mycosis fungoides
7.6 Roseola
7.7 Scarlet fever
7.8 Vasculitis
Chapter 8: Hair and nail changes
8.1 Alopecia areata
8.2 Androgenetic alopecia
8.3 Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
8.4 Frontal fibrosing alopecia
8.5 Telogen effluvium
8.6 Beau's lines
8.7 Onychomycosis
8.8 Paronychia
8.9 Subungual melanoma
8.10 Terry's nails
Index
