Description
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.- Content organized by visual patterns (color, shape, pattern, and body part), maximizing your ability to recognize disease – the same way a patient would normally present in the clinic.- High-quality clinical and microscopic images for nearly all entities, helping to enhance your diagnostic and clinicopathologic correlation skills.- Key difference pages, enabling you to quickly compare and contrast different diseases in a given differential diagnosis that can look similar but are distinguishable.- Newly reorganized, color-coded table of contents for quicker navigation.- New flashcards online to test your ability to recognize diseases by visual presentation.- Case reviews that provide clear examples of specific approaches to patient evaluation.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Visual IntelligencePART 1: OVERVIEW1. Key concepts2. Differential diagnosis for given body sites and morphology3. Distribution – specific differentialsPART 2: EPIDERMAL-BASED DISEASES4. Spongiotic/eczematous processes5. Psoriasiform rashes6. Small, scaly lesions7. Epidermal-based lesionsPART 3: EPIDERMAL/DERMAL PROCESSES8. Epidermal injury/necrosis9. Purpura, small vessel vasculitis, and vascular occlusion10. Ulcers11. Epidermal neutrophils12. Vesiculobullous, numerous lesions13. Vesicles and papulopustules in infants14. Blistering, localizedPART 4: DERMAL/DEEPER PROCESSES15. Follicular processes16. Dermal inflammation17. Deep soft tissue disorders: panniculitis and others18. Dermal-based lesions19. Dermal cysts/developmental anomalies20. Small papules secondary to a dermal process21. Dermal change due to deposition22. Sclerosing disordersPART 5: MISCELLANEOUS23. Helminths/arthropods
