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.
Key Features
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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.
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High-quality clinical and microscopic images for nearly all entities, helping to enhance your diagnostic and clinicopathologic correlation skills.
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Key difference pages, enabling you to quickly compare and contrast different diseases in a given differential diagnosis that can look similar but are distinguishable.
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Newly reorganized, color-coded table of contents for quicker navigation.
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New flashcards online to test your ability to recognize diseases by visual presentation.
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Case reviews that provide clear examples of specific approaches to patient evaluation.
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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.
Author Information
By Christine Ko, MD, Professor of Dermatology and Pathology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, CT, USA
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
