Consultations in Dermatology: Studies of Orphan and Unique Patients

by Walter B. Shelley , E. Dorinda Shelley

• ISBN13: 9780521616584
• ISBN10: 0521616581
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This is a handbook on dermatologic differential diagnosis and clinical management, focusing on sixty-two challenging and vexing clinical cases that the Shelleys have encountered in over fifty years of patient practice in dermatology. The management problems of these extremely perplexing cases go far beyond evidence-based medicine. Each case is presented as a well-written vignette, told in a case-study tone. The authors first present the background of each case in a concise, thorough, manner including all the important clinical details, including tests and results. The authors then reveal the process involved in the diagnosis and the therapy involved. Finally, they include a section called 'Questions for the Doctor', which suggests relevant questions that the doctor should be pondering in each case. This is the perfect book for residents preparing for their boards.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Prologue	1	(2)
Introduction	3	(36)
1 The Case of Black Sweat	10	(4)
2 A Case of Hives That Wouldn't Go Away	14	(5)
3 The Painful Bath	19	(2)
4 A Shower of Hives	21	(2)
5 A Premenstrual Rash	23	(3)
6 Uncombable Hair	26	(3)
7 The Man Who Couldn't Sweat	29	(4)
8 Scratch Blisters	33	(3)
9 Skin Deep Photography	36	(3)
10 The Bug That Never Was	39	(3)
11 Blue Spots	42	(3)
12 White Spots	45	(3)
13 Same Place, Next Time Rash	48	(3)
14 The Brown Spots That Wouldn't Go Away	51	(2)
15 The Case of the Painful Fingertips	53	(3)
16 A Strange Sunburn	56	(3)
17 A Multiple Personality Dermatitis	59	(3)
18 Accidental Hives	62	(3)
19 Rotten Fish Odor	65	(3)
20 Hormone Blisters	68	(3)
21 Flower Shop Itch	71	(3)
22 "Stress and a Penny" Hives	74	(3)
23 The Case of Unilateral Wrinkles	77	(3)
24 Fiery Red Legs	80	(3)
25 Painful Feet	83	(2)
26 Hot Flashes and Cold Cream	85	(3)
27 The Blisters and the Skin Test	88	(3)
28 A Chilling Pain	91	(2)
29 Rough Skin and Sore Throats	93	(2)
30 The Premenstrual Purple Chin	95	(2)
31 Nine Year Hives	97	(4)
32 Golf Course Dermatitis	101	(3)
33 The Secret Message	104	(3)
34 Herpes Gladiatorum	107	(3)
35 Sunshine Allergy	110	(2)
36 L'homme Rouge	112	(3)
37 Rings of Rash	115	(3)
38 The Breasts That Never Stopped Growing	118	(3)
39 The Minister's Hives	121	(3)
40 Hardened Skin	124	(2)
41 Battery Blisters	126	(3)
42 Swollen Lips	129	(4)
43 The Worm from Outer Space	133	(2)
44 A New Light on Psoriasis	135	(3)
45 Black and Blue Spots	138	(2)
46 The Emergency Room Itch	140	(3)
47 The Sleeper	143	(3)
48 A Crazy Rash	146	(4)
49 Bald Spots	150	(3)
50 The Dog Died	153	(3)
51 The Abacus Tumor	156	(2)
52 No Spit	158	(3)
53 The Smell of Burnt Toast	161	(4)
54 The Twenty-Three Year Itch	165	(4)
55 The Mysterious Treatment	169	(2)
56 The Creeping Acne Cyst	171	(3)
57 Our First Case	174	(3)
58 A Strange Case of Acne	177	(4)
59 The Case of the Glass Eye	181	(3)
60 The Hand Eczema Caper	184	(4)
61 The Sore That Would Never Heal	188	(3)
62 Black Blisters	191	(4)
References	195	(4)
Index	199