Main description:

Comprehensive and heavily illustrated, this is a unique reference for anyone involved in the diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic diseases in infants and newborns.

In addition to over 500 superb photographs of normal and abnormal skin conditions, this latest edition also includes new algorithms, new tables, and new care plans.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Fetal Skin Development, Cynthia A Loomis MD PhD, David H. Chu MD PhD and Tamara Koss MD

Chapter 2 Structure and function of newborn skin, Anthony J Mancini MD and Leslie Lawley MD

Chapter 3 Lesional Morphology and Assessment, Paul J Honig MD, Albert C Yan MD and Ho Jin Kim MD

Chapter 4 Skin of the premature infant, Amy E Gilliam MD and Mary L K Williams MD

Chapter 5 Neonatal skin care and toxicology, Alana F Bree, MD and Elaine C Siegfried MD

Chapter 6 Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, Bari B Cunningham MD and Annette M Wagner MD

Chapter 7 Transient benign cutaneous lesions in the newborn, Anne W Lucky MD

Chapter 8 Iatrogenic and traumatic injuries, Nancy B Esterly MD and Sheila S Galbraith MD

Chapter 9 Developmental abnormalities, Beth A Drolet MD and Liborka Kos MD

Chapter 10 Vesicles, pustules, bullae, erosions and ulcerations, Ilona J Frieden MD and Renee J Howard MD

Chapter 11 Epidermolysis Bullosa, Anna L. Bruckner, MD

Chapter 12 Bacterial infections, James G Dinulos MD and Nicole C Pace MD

Chapter 13 Viral infections, John S Bradley MD and Sheila F Friedlander MD

Chapter 14 Fungal infections, infestations and parasitic infections in neonates, Robin K Carder MD

Chapter 15 Eczematous Disorders, Laurie A Bernard, MD and Lawrence F Eichenfield MD

Chapter 16 Diaper Area Eruptions, Bernice R Krafchik MBChB FRCPC and A L Krol MD FRCPC

Chapter 17 Erythrodermas; the red scaly baby, Moise L Levy MD and Brandie J Metz MD

Chapter 18 Disorders of cornification (Ichthyosis), Alan D Irvine MD MRCP and Amy S Paller MD

Chapter 19 Inflammatory and purpuric eruptions, Eulalia Baselga MD and Antonio Torrelo MD

Chapter 20 Vascular stains, malformations and tumors, Odile Enjolras MD and Maria C Garzon MD

Chapter 21 Hypopigmentation disorders, Yuin-Chew Chan MD and Yong-Kwang Tay MD

Chapter 22 Hyperpigmentations disorder, Neil F Gibbs MD and Hanspaul Makkar MD

Chapter 23 Lumps, bumps and Hamartomas, Julie S Prendiville MD

Chapter 24 Disorders of subcutaneous tissue, Bernard A Cohen MD

Chapter 25 Neoplastic and infiltrative disease, Richard J Antaya MD and Neil S Prose MD

Chapter 26 Selected hereditary diseases, Dean S Morrell MD, Craig N. Burkhart MD, and Dawn Siegel MD

Chapter 27 Neonatal mucous membrane disorders, Adelaide A Hebert MD and Denise W Metry MD

Chapter 28 Hair disorders, Maureen Rogers MBBS FACD and Li-Chuen Wong MBBS FACD

Chapter 29 Nail defects, Robert A Silverman MD