Mosby's Color Atlas and Text of Dermatology

by Graham-Brown, Robin

• ISBN13: 9780723433644
• ISBN10: 072343364X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: MOSBY-YEAR BOOK INC

Summary

This is a new and revised edition of Mosby's Color Atlas and Text of Dermatology. A unique and highly visual guide to the diagnosis and treatment of the full range of conditions likely to be seen in everyday practice, it is ideal for medical students and residents. Key features of this book include: Concise text allows easy review of core information necessary for exams, A profusion of high-quality clinical photographs and diagnostic images, Color-coded highlighting of key points, symptoms and definitions. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface and User Guide	p. vii
Acknowledgements	p. viii
The Structure and Function of the Skin	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The microstructure of the skin	p. 1
The functions of the skin	p. 10
Diagnosing and Treating Skin Disease	p. 15
Introduction	p. 15
Dermatological terminology	p. 15
Starting to make a diagnosis	p. 17
Treating skin diseases	p. 26
Psychological aspects of the dermatological consultation	p. 33
Cutaneous Infections	p. 35
Introduction	p. 35
Bacterial infections	p. 35
Viral infections	p. 56
Fungal infections	p. 70
Parasitic infections	p. 86
Tumours and Naevi	p. 95
Introduction	p. 95
Naevi and tumours of the epidermal keratinocytes and epidermal appendages	p. 98
Benign epidermal tumours	p. 104
Dysplastic and malignant epidermal tumors	p. 116
Naevi and tumours of melanocytes	p. 131
Dysplastic and malignant melanocytic lesions	p. 145
Naevi of dermal components	p. 153
Vascular naevi	p. 154
Disorders in which angiomas and vascular malformations are a feature	p. 158
Acquired benign dermal tumours	p. 162
Dysplastic and malignant dermal tumours	p. 167
Lymphomas	p. 171
Pseudotumours	p. 173
Subcutaneous tissue tumors	p. 175
Inflammatory Dermatoses	p. 177
Urticaria and angio-oedema	p. 177
The eczema-dermatitis group	p. 182
Psoriasis	p. 206
Lichen planus and other 'interface dermatoses'	p. 213
Infiltrative Disorders	p. 247
Introduction	p. 247
Necrobiotic disorders	p. 247
Sarcoidosis and other granulomatous infiltrates	p. 251
Mastocytosis	p. 253
Juvenile xanthogranuloma (naevoxanthoendothelioma)	p. 255
Langerhans'-cell histiocytosis (histiocytosis X)	p. 255
Amyploidosis	p. 256
Lymphocytic infiltrates	p. 258
Mucinous infiltrates	p. 260
Bullous Diseases	p. 263
Introduction	p. 263
Congenital/inherited causes of blistering	p. 263
Acquired causes of blistering	p. 271
Systemic Disease and the Skin	p. 285
Introduction	p. 285
Skin changes associated with multiple pathologies	p. 285
Skin changes associated with disease in a specific organ or system	p. 294
Skin changes caused by a pathophysiological process	p. 309
Skin signs caused by drugs given for systemic or cutaneous disease	p. 319
The cutaneous effects of psychological disturbances	p. 321
Disorders of Hair and Nails	p. 325
Introduction	p. 325
Disorders of hair	p. 326
Disorders of the nails	p. 334
Disorders of Pigmentation	p. 339
Normal pigmentation	p. 339
Hyperpigmentation	p. 340
Acquired causes	p. 342
Reduced or absent pigmentation	p. 345
Genodermatoses	p. 351
Introduction	p. 351
Incontinentia pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger disease)	p. 351
Incontinentia pigmenti achromians or hypomelanosis of Ito	p. 353
Ectodermal dysplasias	p. 354
Disorders of keratinization	p. 355
Basal cell naevus syndrome and syndromes associated with increased skin cancers	p. 361
Neurofibromatosis	p. 362
Tuberous sclerosis	p. 363
Disorders of connective tissue	p. 364
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum	p. 365
Premature ageing syndromes	p. 366
Skin manifestations of chromosomal disorders	p. 366
Vascular disorders	p. 367
Angiokeratoma corporis diffusum (Anderson-Fabry disease)	p. 368
Syndromes with immune deficiency	p. 368
Inherited syndromes in which skin changes accompany systemic cancers	p. 370
Genetic counselling and further management	p. 371
Index	p. 373
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