Primer of Dermatopathology

by Hood, Antoinette F.; Kwan, Theodore H.; Mihm, Martin C.; Horn, Thomas D.; Smoller, Bruce R.

• ISBN13: 9780781732369
• ISBN10: 0781732360
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-09
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

Featuring nearly 400 clear, sharp photomicrographs, the Third Edition of this primer is a user-friendly guide to interpreting skin biopsies. Abnormalities are grouped according to location in the skin and morphologic characteristics. Each abnormality is discussed in an easy-to-follow three-column format. The first column lists the disease entities. The second column lists histologic criteria for diagnosis, with key features in boldface. The third column presents the differential diagnosis, helpful hints, and clinical information. Adjacent to the text are representative photomicrographs, accompanied where necessary by drawings to clarify cellular structures.New to this edition is a bound-in CD-ROM that contains over 2,000 full-color photomicrographs with more than 300 multiple-choice questions and answers for review and self-assessment.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Preface to the First Edition	ix
Guide to the Use of This Book and CD-ROM	xi
I. Introduction
Normal Histology of the Skin	3	(18)
Glossary	21	(18)
Histochemistry	39	(8)
II. Epidermis
Hyperkeratosis with or without Alteration of the Granular Layer	47	(8)
Psoriasiform Hyperplasia	55	(20)
Vesicles, Pustules, and Bullae	75	(26)
Neoplastic Patterns of the Epidermis	101	(30)
Atrophic Processes of the Epidermis	131	(8)
Disorders of the Melanocyte	139	(38)
III. Basement Membrane Zone, Papillar Dermis, and Superficial Vascular Plexus
Vacuolization of the Basement Membrane Zone	177	(10)
Subepidermal Clefting, Blister, or Pustule Formation	187	(16)
Bandlike Infiltrate at the Dermoepidermal Junction	203	(16)
Predominantly Perivascular Infiltrate of the Upper Dermis	219	(16)
Deposition in and Alteration of the Papillary Dermis	235	(4)
Hyperplasia of the Papillary Dermis	239	(6)
IV. Reticular Dermis
Predominantly Perivascular Infiltrate of the Reticular Dermis	245	(28)
Granulomas and Granulomatous Inflammation	273	(26)
Diffuse Infiltrate	299	(26)
Nodular Infiltrate	325	(10)
Disorders of Collagen and Elastic Tissue	335	(16)
Diseases Recognized Histologically by Deposition of Material in the Dermis	351	(16)
Hyperplasias and Neoplasms	367	(56)
Cysts in the Dermis	423	(14)
V. Appendages
Disorders of the Pilosebaceous Unit	437	(28)
Disorders of the Sweat Glands	465	(24)
VI. Panniculus
Diseases of the Subcutis	489	(24)
Index	513