Skin Disease,
Edition 5 Diagnosis and TreatmentEditors: Edited by James G. H. Dinulos, MD, M. Shane Chapman, MD, MBA, Andrew E. Werchniak, MD, Dorothea T. Barton, MD and Mary Wu Chang, MD
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Description
Written specifically for the nonspecialist, Skin Disease, 5th Edition, offers precisely the diagnostic and treatment information you need to quickly identify the 250 skin disorders you're most likely to see. Concise and user-friendly, it’s an ideal resource for any medical practitioner who'd rather treat than refer patients with skin disease, as well as an excellent review for board preparation. An expert author team, led by Dr Dinulos, carries on the tradition of excellence established by Dr. Thomas Habif to bring you a practical reference known for its high-quality images and easy-to-follow text.Key Features
- Offers concise, practical, day-to-day diagnostic and treatment information for the conditions you’re most likely to encounter
- Includes key updates throughout: a completely rewritten pediatric dermatology section, a fully updated drug formulary, and two new chapters on Disorders in Skin of Color and Tropical Dermatology and Emerging Infectious Disease
- Contains more than 1,300 high-quality images that clearly depict how skin disorders present at different stages
- Provides classification of primary, secondary, and special lesions, pediatric considerations, clinical pearls to guide decision making, and more
- Includes features that provide rapid access to essential clinical information: a Disorders Index at the front of the book, a dermatologic drug formulary, and "differential diagnosis by anatomical region and lesion" guide
- Contains easy-to-understand schematics that indicate disease distribution across the body (from rare to common) for each key disorder
- Other titles by Dr Dinulos include best-selling products Dermatology DDX Deck for at-a-glance diagnostics and Habif’s Clinical Dermatology for a more in-depth introduction to dermatology for the non-specialist
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date
About the author
Edited by James G. H. Dinulos, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA; M. Shane Chapman, MD, MBA, Professor and Inaugural Chair, Department of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA; Andrew E. Werchniak, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA; Dorothea T. Barton, MD, Associate Professor, Section Chief of Complex Medical Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA and Mary Wu Chang, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA
2. Eczema
3. Urticaria
4. Acne, Rosacea, and Related Disorders
5. Psoriasis and Other Papulosquamous Diseases
6. Bacterial Infections
7. Sexually Transmitted Infections
8. Viral Infections
9. Fungal Infections
10. Exanthems and Drug Reactions
11. Hypersensitivity Syndromes and Vasculitis
12. Infestations and Bites
13. Vesicular and Bullous Diseases
14. Connective Tissue Diseases
15. Light-Related Diseases and Disorders of Pigmentation
16. Benign Skin Tumors
17. Premalignant and Malignant Nonmelanoma Skin Tumors
18. Benign Melanocytic Neoplasms and Melanoma
19. Vascular Lesions
20. Hair and Nail Diseases
21. Neonatal Disease
22. Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Disease
23. Cosmetics in Dermatology
24. Tropical Dermatology and Emerging Infectious Disease
25. Skin of Color
Book Reviews
"This is a handy illustrated clinical guide to diagnosing and treating common skin disorders. With this thoughtfully organized handbook on common skin diseases, clinicians can quickly decide on the correct diagnosis or differential diagnosis and proceed with the appropriate workup and treatment." --Patricia Wong, MD (Stanford University Medical Center) for Doody's Review Service