Main description:

Edited by world authorities Drs. Jean L. Bolognia, Julie V. Schaffer, Karynne O. Duncan, and Christine J. Ko, Dermatology Essentials, 2nd Edition, provides the fast answers you need on every important aspect of dermatology and guidance on their application in your day-to-day practice. Derived from the renowned authoritative reference work Dermatology, 4th Edition, this on-the-go reference distills the essential information needed to quickly diagnose and manage a wide range of dermatologic disorders-without the need for any additional resources. It's an ideal reference for family medicine and internal medicine physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and other health care professionals who diagnose, treat, and refer patients with dermatological conditions.

Features a highly user-friendly, "easy-in-easy-out" format and a wealth of tables and schematics for instant visual comprehension.

Helps you visualize more of the conditions you see in practice with over 1,800 typical clinical images, illustrations, and line drawings.

Includes numerous practical tables, intuitive artworks, and logical algorithms to help you avoid diagnostic pitfalls.

Expedites decision making with easily recognizable DDx and Rx sections that provide rapid, direct reference to current guidance and treatment recommendations. Downloadable worksheets are also available.

Features unique introductory chapters that cover the basic principles of dermatology, bedside diagnostics, and clinical approach to a fever and rash-extremely helpful information for the beginner.

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.

Contents:

SECTION 1: THE BASICS

1 Basic Principles of Dermatology

2 Bedside Diagnostics

3 Fever and Rash

SECTION 2: PRURITUS

4 Pruritus and Dysesthesia

5 Psychocutaneous Disorders

SECTION 3: PAPULOSQUAMOUS AND ECZEMATOUS DERMATOSES

6 Psoriasis

7 Other Papulosquamous Disorders

8 Erythroderma

9 Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Dermatoses

10 Atopic Dermatitis

11 Other Eczematous Eruptions

12 Irritant and Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Occupational Dermatoses, and Dermatoses Due to Plants

13 Clinical Approach to Regional Dermatoses

SECTION 4: URTICARIAS, ERYTHEMAS, AND PURPURA

14 Urticaria and Angioedema

15 Figurate Erythemas

16 Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

17 Drug Reactions

18 Purpura and Disorders of Microvascular Occlusion

19 Vasculitis

20 Eosinophilic Dermatoses

21 Neutrophilic Dermatoses

22 Pregnancy Dermatoses

SECTION 5: VESICULOBULLOUS DISEASES

23 Pemphigus

24 Bullous Pemphigoid, Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, and Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita

25 Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis

26 Epidermolysis Bullosa

27 Other Vesiculobullous Diseases

28 Vesiculopustular and Erosive Disorders in Newborns and Infants

SECTION 6: ADNEXAL DISEASES

29 Acne Vulgaris

30 Rosacea and Periorificial Dermatitis

31 Folliculitis

32 Disorders of Eccrine and Apocrine Glands

SECTION 7: RHEUMATOLOGIC DERMATOLOGY

33 Lupus Erythematosus

34 Dermatomyositis

35 Systemic Sclerosis and Sclerodermoid Disorders

36 Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus

37 Other Rheumatologic Disorders and Autoinflammatory Diseases

SECTION 8: METABOLIC AND SYSTEMIC DISEASES

38 Mucinoses

39 Amyloidosis

40 Deposition Disorders

41 Porphyrias

42 Calcinosis Cutis and Osteoma Cutis

43 Nutritional Disorders

44 Graft-Versus-Host Disease

45 Skin Signs of Systemic Disease

SECTION 9: GENODERMATOSES

46 Ichthyoses and Erythrokeratodermas

47 Keratodermas

48 Darier Disease and Hailey-Hailey Disease

49 Primary Immunodeficiencies

50 Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex

51 Mosaic Skin Conditions

52 Other Genodermatoses

53 Developmental Anomalies

SECTION 10: PIGMENTARY DISORDERS

54 Vitiligo and Other Disorders of Hypopigmentation

55 Disorders of Hyperpigmentation

SECTION 11: HAIR, NAILS, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES

56 Alopecias

57 Hypertrichosis and Hirsutism

58 Nail Disorders

59 Oral Diseases

60 Anogenital Diseases

SECTION 12: INFECTIONS, INFESTATIONS, AND BITES

61 Bacterial Diseases

62 Mycobacterial Diseases

63 Rickettsial Diseases

64 Fungal Diseases

65 Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Infection

66 Human Papillomaviruses

67 Human Herpesviruses

68 Other Viral Diseases

69 Sexually Transmitted Infections

70 Protozoa and Worms

71 Infestations

72 Bites and Stings

SECTION 13: DISORDERS DUE TO PHYSICAL AGENTS

73 Photodermatoses

74 Environmental and Sports-Related Skin Diseases

75 Cutaneous Signs of Drug, Child, and Elder Abuse

SECTION 14: DISORDERS OF LANGERHANS CELLS AND MACROPHAGES

76 Histiocytoses

77 Xanthomas

78 Non-infectious Granulomatous Disorders, Including Foreign Body Reactions

SECTION 15: ATROPHIES AND DISORDERS OF DERMAL CONNECTIVE TISSUES

79 Perforating Disorders

80 Heritable Connective Tissue Disorders

81 Dermal Hypertrophies

82 Atrophies of Connective Tissue

SECTION 16: DISORDERS OF SUBCUTANEOUS FAT

83 Panniculitis

84 Lipodystrophies

SECTION 17: VASCULAR DISORDERS

85 Infantile Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations

86 Ulcers

87 Other Vascular Disorders

SECTION 18: NEOPLASMS OF THE SKIN

88 Actinic Keratosis, Basal Cell Carcinoma, and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

89 Benign Epithelial Tumors and Proliferations

90 Cysts

91 Adnexal Neoplasms

92 Benign Melanocytics Neoplasms

93 Cutaneous Melanoma

94 Vascular Neoplasms and Reactive Proliferations

95 Common Soft Tissue Tumors/Proliferations

96 Mastocytosis

97 B-Cell Lymphomas of the Skin

98 Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

99 Other Lymphoproliferative and Myeloproliferative Diseases

100 Cutaneous Metastases

Appendix

Index