Bookeditors, Lowell A. Goldsmith, Stephen I. Katz, Barbara A. Gilchrest, Amy S. Paller, David J. Leffell, Klaus Wolff.
Contents:
Part 1: Introduction. General considerations
Approach to dermatologic diagnosis
Overview of biology, development, and structure of skin.
Part 2. Disorders presenting in skin and mucous membranes. Inflammatory disorders based on T-cell reactivity and dysregulation
Inflammatory diseases based on neutrophyils and eosinophils
Inflammatory diseases based on abnormal humeral reactivity and other inflammatory diseases
Disorders of epidermal differentiation and keratinization
Disorders of epidermal and dermal-epidermal cohesion and vesicular and bulbous disorders
Disorders of the dermal connective tissue
Disorders of subcutaneous tissue --- Disorders of melanocytes
Disorders of the oral genital integument.
Part 3. Disorders of the skin appendages. Disorders of the sebaceous glands
Disorders of the eccrine and apocrine glands
Disorders of the hair and nails.
Part 4. Disorders due to the environment. Disorders due to ultraviolet radiation
Skin changes due to other physical and chemical factors.
Part 5. Neurocutaneous and psychocutaneous aspects of skin disease. Neurocutaneous and pshychocutaneous skin disease.
Part 6. Skin changes across the span of life. From birth to old age.
Part 7. Neoplasia. Carcinogenesis
Epidermal and appendageal tumors
Melanocytic tumors
Tumors and hyperplasias of the dermis and subcutaneous fat.
Part 8. The skin in systemic disease. Skin in nutritional, metabolic, and heritable disease
Skin manifestations of bone marrow or blood chemistry disorders
Skin manifestations of internal organ disorders
The skin in vascular and connective tissue and other autoimmune disorders
The skin in inflammatory and other vascular disorders.
Part 9. Disease due to microbial agents, infestations, bites, and stings. Bacterial disease
Fungal diseases
Viral and rickettsial diseases ; Sexually transmitted diseases
Infestations, bites and stings.
Part 10. Occupational skin diseases and skin diseases due to biologic warfare. Occupational skin diseases
The skin in bioterrorism and biologic warfare.
Part 11. Therapeutics. Topical therapy
Systemic therapy ; Physical treatments
Complementary and alternative dermatology
Surgery in dermatology
Cosmetic dermatology.