Lecture Notes: Dermatology, 9th Edition

by Robin Graham-Brown (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester); Tony Burns (Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester)

• ISBN13: 9781405139779
• ISBN10: 1405139773
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This tried and trusted guide to Dermatology is now in its ninth edition. Lecture Notes: Dermatology provides medical students and junior doctors with an accessible and easy-to-read introduction to dermatology and core dermatological conditions, perfect as a core and revision text throughout the clinical years. This new edition: Contains new case studies and self-assessment (MCQs) Is lavishly illustrated and contains high quality clinical photographs Includes more on systemic diseases leading to skin disorders Provides further information throughout on histology, immunology and pathology

Author Biography

Robin Graham-Brown President-Elect of British Association of Dermatologists; Consultant Dermatologist, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Dermatology, and Deputy Medical Director, The Royal Leicester Infirmary

Tony Burns Current Editor of Rook’s Textbook of Dermatology; Emeritus Consultant Dermatologist, The Royal Leicester Infirmary

Table of Contents

Structure and function of the skin, hair and nails	p. 1
Approach to the diagnosis of dermatological disease	p. 10
Bacterial and viral infections	p. 19
Fungal infections	p. 31
Ectoparasite infections	p. 41
Acne, acneiform eruptions and rosacea	p. 52
Eczema	p. 61
Psoriasis	p. 71
Benign and malignant skin tumours	p. 81
Naevi	p. 97
Inherited disorders	p. 104
Pigmentary disorders	p. 112
Disorders of the hair and nails	p. 117
Bullous disorders	p. 125
Miscellaneous erythematous and papulosquamous disorders and light-induced skin diseases	p. 132
Vascular disorders	p. 143
Connective tissue disorders	p. 149
Pruritus	p. 157
Systemic disease and the skin	p. 162
Skin and the psyche	p. 169
Cutaneous drug reactions	p. 174
Treatment of skin disease	p. 180
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