BookBruce Smoller, Nooshin Bagherani, editors.
Summary: Bringing together thousands of the best dermatologic clinical and pathological photographs and figures from researchers and scientists around the world, this volume focuses on the most prevalent dermatologic disorders as they relate to cutaneous anatomy, general dermatologic concepts, and biology and inherited disorders. It includes atypical presentations of various disorders, giving insight into differential diagnoses, helping to familiarize the reader with some of the rarest dermatologic disorders. Atlas of Dermatology, Dermatopathology and Venereology Volume 1 is written for dermatologists, dermatopathologists, and residents and summarizes data regarding any dermatologic disorder and syndrome. Each entry includes an introduction, clinical and pathological manifestations, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment and prognosis.
Contents:
Cutaneous Anatomy, Biology and Inherited Disorders and General Dermatologic Concepts
1. Introduction and Historical Bibliography
2. Comparative Dermatology
3. Anatomy and Organization of Human Skin
4. Functions of the skin
5. Molecular Biology
6. Histopathology of the Skin: General Principles
7. Inflammation
8. Clinical Immunology, Allergy and Photoimmunology
9. Cutaneous Reactions
10. Wound healing
11. Diagnosis of Skin Disease
12. Dermoscopy
13. Trichoscopy
14. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Dermatology
15. Prenatal Diagnosis of Genetic Skin Disease
16. Evidence-Based Dermatology
17. Skin and Skin Disease throughout Life
18. Epidemiology of Skin Disease
19. Racial Influences on Skin Disease
20. Education in Dermatology
21. Genetics in Dermatology
22. Genodermatoses
23. Genetic Blistering Diseases
24. Naevi and other Developmental Defects
25. Disorders of Keratinization
26. Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders
27. The Neonate.