Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin, International Edition: Clinical Dermatology (13th Edition)

Description

Now in a fully revised thirteenth edition, Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin remains your single-volume, must-have resource for core information in dermatology. From residency through clinical practice, this award-winning title ensures that you stay up to date with new tools and strategies for diagnosis and treatment, new entities and newly recognized diseases, and current uses for tried-and-true and newer medications. It’s the reference you’ll turn to again and again when faced with a clinical conundrum or therapeutically challenging skin disease.

Key Features

• Utilizes a concise, clinically focused, user-friendly format that clearly covers the full range of common and rare skin diseases.
• Provides access to approximately 20 videos online, depicting chemical peels, Q-switched laser tattoo removal, ED&C (electrodesiccation and curettage), nerve block, and more.
• Provides outstanding visual support with 1,340 illustrations – more than 500 new to this edition.
• Presents comprehensively updated information throughout, including new and unusual clinical presentations of syphilis, new diagnostic classifications and therapies for vascular anomalies, and an updated pediatric and genodermatosis review.
• Covers new and evolving treatments for inflammatory, neoplastic, and blistering skin diseases among others. New biologics and phosphodiesterase inhibitors for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata and vitiligo, immune checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma and rituximab for pemphigus are all covered.
• Features a revised and revamped cutaneous adverse drug reaction section, including novel eruptions from new and emerging chemotherapeutic agents and small molecule/targeted inhibitors.
• Discusses new and emerging viruses including Zika and human polyomaviruses.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Table of Content

1. Andrews’ Diseases of the Skin 13e
2. Skin: Basic Structure and Function
3. Cutaneous Signs and Diagnosis
4. Dermatoses Resulting from Physical Factors
5. Pruritus and Neurocutaneous Dermatoses
6. Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema, and Noninfectious Immunodeficiency Disorders
7. Contact Dermatitis and Drug Eruptions
8. Erythema and Urticaria
9. Connective Tissue Diseases
10. Mucinoses
11. Seborrheic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Recalcitrant Palmoplantar Eruptions, Pustular Dermatitis, and Erythroderma
12. Pityriasis Rosea, Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris, and Other Papulosquamous and Hyperkeratotic Diseases
13. Lichen Planus and Related Conditions
14. Acne
15. Bacterial Infections
16. Diseases Resulting from Fungi and Yeasts
17. Mycobacterial Diseases
18. Hansen’s Disease
19. Syphilis, Yaws, Bejel, and Pinta
20. Viral Diseases
21. Parasitic Infestations, Stings, and Bites
22. Chronic Blistering Dermatoses
23. Nutritional Diseases
24. Diseases of Subcutaneous Fat
25. Endocrine Diseases
26. Abnormalities of Dermal Fibrous and Elastic Tissue
27. Errors in Metabolism
28. Genodermatoses and Congenital Anomalies
29. Dermal and Subcutaneous Tumours
30. Epidermal Nevi, Neoplasms, and Cysts
31. Melanocytic Nevi and Neoplasms
32. Macrophage/Monocyte Disorders
33. Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Other Malignant Lymphomas, and Allied Diseases
34. Diseases of the Skin Appendages
35. Disorders of the Mucous Membranes
36. Cutaneous Vascular Diseases
37. Disturbances of Pigmentation
38. Dermatologic Surgery
39. Laser Surgery
40. Cosmetic Dermatology

Author Biography

William D. James, MD, Paul R. Gross Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA;

Dirk Elston, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA ;

James R. Treat, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology, Fellowship Director, Pediatric Dermatology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA ;

Misha A. Rosenbach, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology & Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA and

Isaac Neuhaus, MD, Assistant Professor, Dermatologic Surgery and Laser Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA