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Dermatology: Visual Recognition and Case Reviews. Edition No. 2

  • Book

  • June 2021
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 5204068
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.
  • 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

PART 1: OVERVIEW

1. Key concepts

2. Differential diagnosis for given body sites and morphology

3. Distribution - specific differentials

PART 2: EPIDERMAL-BASED DISEASES

4. Spongiotic/eczematous processes

5. Psoriasiform rashes

6. Small, scaly lesions

7. Epidermal-based lesions

PART 3: EPIDERMAL/DERMAL PROCESSES

8. Epidermal injury/necrosis

9. Purpura, small vessel vasculitis, and vascular occlusion

10. Ulcers

11. Epidermal neutrophils

12. Vesiculobullous, numerous lesions

13. Vesicles and papulopustules in infants

14. Blistering, localized

PART 4: DERMAL/DEEPER PROCESSES

15. Follicular processes

16. Dermal inflammation

17. Deep soft tissue disorders: panniculitis and others

18. Dermal-based lesions

19. Dermal cysts/developmental anomalies

20. Small papules secondary to a dermal process

21. Dermal change due to deposition

22. Sclerosing disorders

PART 5: MISCELLANEOUS

23. Helminths/arthropods

Authors

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