Fitzpatrick's Dermatology In General Medicine, Seventh Edition: Two Volumes

by Wolff, Klaus; Goldsmith, Lowell; Katz, Stephen; Gilchrest, Barbara; Paller, Amy; Leffell, David

• ISBN13: 9780071466905
• ISBN10: 0071466908
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-17
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

The must-have reference in dermatology-now completely revised and updated! In no other source but Fitzpatrick's can you find the most comprehensive, current, and authoritative coverage of the entire spectrum of dermatologic science, diagnosis, treatment, and management. Now in a more accessible format, with everything you need to know about skin, skin symptoms, and skin diseases right at your fingertips-from the basic science of the skin as an immunoprotective organ -- to the day-to-day clinical issues of managing skin diseases like psoriasis, acne, and skin cancer. Encyclopedic in scope, yet skillfully edited so it's easy to read and use every day, this unsurpassed resource delivers a timely look at dermatologic therapeutics as well as dermatologic surgery and cosmetic dermatology. In addition, 3,000 eye-catching full-color photographs and hundreds of time-saving tables encapsulate core concepts, while scores of references facilitate further research.

Author Biography

Klaus Wolff, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna Austria.

Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD, Professor of Dermatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD, Chief, Dermatology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.

Barbara Gilchrest, MD, Professor and Chair of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

Amy Paller, MD, Walter J. Hamlin Professor and Chair of Dermatology, Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

David J. Leffell, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Division of Dermatologic Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Table of Contents

Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine

Seventh Edition Abbreviated Table of Contents

For full table of contents see www.digm7.com

Introduction

General Considerations

Approach to Dermatologic Diagnosis

The Development and Structure of Skin

Disorders Presenting in Skin and Mucous Membranes

Inflammatory Disorders Based on T Cell Reactivity and Dysregulation

Inflammatory Diseases Based on Neutrophils and Eosinophils

Inflammatory Diseases Based on Abnormal Humoral Reactivity and Other Inflammatory Diseases

Disorders of Epidermal Differentiation and Keratinization

Disorders of Epidermal and Dermal/Epidermal Cohesion--Vesicular and Bullous Disorders

Disorders of the Dermal Connective Tissue

Disorders of the Subcutaneous Tissue

Disorders of Melanocytes

Disorders of the Oral and Genital Integument

Disorders of the Skin Appendages

Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands

Disorders of the Eccrine and Apocrine Glands

Disorders of the Hair and Nails

Disorders Due to the Environment

Disorders Due to Ultraviolet Radiation

Skin Changes Due to Other Physical and Chemical Factors

Neuro- and Psychocutaneous Aspects of Skin Disease

Neuro- and Psychocutaneous Skin Disease

Skin Changes Across the Span of Life

From Birth to Old Age

Neoplasia

Carcinogenesis

Epidermal and Appendageal Tumors

Melanocytic Tumors

Tumors and Hyperplasias of the Dermis and Subcutaneous Fat

The Skin in Systemic Disease

Skin in Nutritional, Metabolic, and Heritable Disease

Skin Manifestations of Bone Marrow or Blood Chemistry Disorders

Skin Manifestations of Internal Organ Disorders

The Skin in Vascular/Connective Tissue and Other Autoimmune Disorders

The Skin in Inflammatory and Other Vascular Disorders

Infectious Diseases of the Skin

Bacterial Disease

Fungal Disease

Viral and Rickettsial Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Disease

Infestations, Bites, and Stings

Occupational Skin Disease and Skin Disease Due to Biological Warfare

Occupational Skin Disease

The Skin in Biological Terrorism and Biological Warfare

Therapeutics

Topical Therapy

Systemic Therapy

Physical Treatments

Complemenatary and Alternative Dermatology

Surgery in Dermatology

Cosmetic Dermatology

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