Dermatology: Visual Recognition and Case Reviews (2nd Edition)

Description

Ideal for dermatologists, dermatopathologists, and trainees of all levels, Dermatology: Visual Recognition and Case Reviews, 2nd Edition, presents classic visual clues that point you to the correct diagnosis – the key first step in effective management and care. This highly visual resource helps you hone your skills in visual recognition with a practical focus on images of clinical and histopathologic skin diseases rather than dense text. The unique format enhances your learning experience and offers clear examples of a successful framework that can be used when approaching a patient.

Key Features

• Content organized by visual patterns (color, shape, pattern, and body part), maximizing your ability to recognize disease – the same way a patient would normally present in the clinic.
• High-quality clinical and microscopic images for nearly all entities, helping to enhance your diagnostic and clinicopathologic correlation skills.
• Key difference pages, enabling you to quickly compare and contrast different diseases in a given differential diagnosis that can look similar but are distinguishable.
• Newly reorganized, color-coded table of contents for quicker navigation.
• New flashcards online to test your ability to recognize diseases by visual presentation.
• Case reviews that provide clear examples of specific approaches to patient evaluation.
• Enhanced eBook version included with purchase, which allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Visual Intelligence

1. PART 1: OVERVIEW
   1. Key concepts
   2. Differential diagnosis for given body sites and morphology
   3. Distribution – specific differentials
2. PART 2: EPIDERMAL-BASED DISEASES
   1. Spongiotic/eczematous processes
   2. Psoriasiform rashes
   3. Small, scaly lesions
   4. Epidermal-based lesions
3. PART 3: EPIDERMAL/DERMAL PROCESSES
   1. Epidermal injury/necrosis
   2. Purpura, small vessel vasculitis, and vascular occlusion
   3. Ulcers
   4. Epidermal neutrophils
   5. Vesiculobullous, numerous lesions
   6. Vesicles and papulopustules in infants
   7. Blistering, localized
4. PART 4: DERMAL/DEEPER PROCESSES
   1. Follicular processes
   2. Dermal inflammation
   3. Deep soft tissue disorders: panniculitis and others
   4.  Dermal-based lesions
   5. Dermal cysts/developmental anomalies
   6. Small papules secondary to a dermal process
   7. Dermal change due to deposition
   8. Sclerosing disorders
5. PART 5: MISCELLANEOUS
   1. Helminths/arthropods

Author Biography

Christine Ko, MD, Professor of Dermatology and Pathology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT, USA