Skin Disease: Diagnosis and treatment has been written to fit the clinical needs of every busy primary care provider. Specifically designed for quick reference, the book focuses on the 250 diseases most likely to be seen in everyday practice, and includes practical and clear advice for diagnosis and therapy, including anterior and posterior diagrams of where diseases may be found on the body, classification of primary, secondary and special lesions, and over 700 never-before published full-color photographs that show the classic manifestations of disease and rarer variations. The coverage of pediatric skin disease is also covered throughout, together with clinical pearls and advice on when to refer the patient to the specialist.

This book is an essential resource for primary care practitioners, internists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, emergency room physicians, and medical students studying for the boards.

• Focuses on treatment and diagnosis of common entities, offering guidance on everyday cases.
• Features a disorders index on the inner cover, making expert guidance fast and easy to find.
• Provides helpful appendices that cover diagnosis by body region · lesion classification · quantity of cream to apply and dispense · and a dermatologic formulary.
• Presents a bulleted outline format for easy reference.
And much more.

1. Topical therapy

2. Eczema

3. Urticaria

4. Acne, rosacea and related disorders

5. Psoriasis and other papulosquamous diseases

6. Bacterial infections

7. Sexually transmitted infections

8. Viral infections

9. Fungal infections

10. Exanthems and drug reactions

11. Hypersensitivity syndromes and vasculitis

12. Infestations and bites

13. Vescular and bullous diseases

14. Connective tissue diseases

15. Light-related disorders and disorders of pigmentation

16. Benign skin tumors

17. Premalignant and malignant non-melanoma skin tumors

18. Nevi and malignant melanoma

19. Vascular tumors and malformations

20. Hair and nail diseases

21. Neonatal disease

22. Cutaneous manifestations of internal disease


Appendices

Skin Wellness

Primary, secondary and special lesions

Differential diagnosis by body region

Quantity of cream to apply and dispense

Carticosteroids

Dermatologic formulary

By Thomas P. Habif, MD, Adjunct Professor of Medicine Dermatology Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH; James I. Campbell, Jr., MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Dermatology (Medicine), University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; M. Shane Chapman, MD, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH; James G. H. Dinulos, MD, Darthmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH; and Kathryn A. Zug, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Dermatology), Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH