Dermatology Secrets

Description:

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Dermatology Secrets , 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

Table of Contents:

Top 100 Secrets

Part I: General

Chapter 1: Structure and Function of the Skin

Chapter 2: Morphology of Primary and Secondary Skin Lesions

Chapter 3: Diagnostic Techniques

Part II: Inherited Disorders

Chapter 4: Disorders of Keratinization

Chapter 5: Neurocutaneous Disorders

Acknowledgment

Neurofibromatosis

Tuberous sclerosis

Sturge-weber syndrome

Ataxia-telangiectasia

Neurocutaneous melanocytosis

Chapter 6: Mechanobullous Disorders

Acknowledgment

Part III: Inflammatory Disorders

Chapter 7: Papulosquamous Skin Eruptions

Chapter 8: Eczematous Dermatitis

Chapter 9: Contact Dermatitis

Chapter 10: Vesiculobullous Disorders

Chapter 11: Pustular Eruptions

Chapter 12: Lichenoid Skin Eruptions

Chapter 13: Granulomatous Diseases of the Skin

Chapter 14: Drug Eruptions

Chapter 15: Vasculitis

Chapter 16: Deposition Disorders

Acknowledgments

Chapter 17: Photosensitive Dermatitis

Chapter 18: Disorders of Pigmentation

Leukoderma: partial or complete loss of skin pigmentation

Melanoderma: abnormal darkening of the skin

Blue-gray dyspigmentation

Chapter 19: Panniculitis

Acknowledgments

Chapter 20: Alopecia

Chapter 21: Acne and Acneiform Eruptions

Chapter 22: Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases

Chapter 23: Urticaria and Angioedema

Part IV: Infections and Infestations

Chapter 24: Viral Exanthems

Chapter 25: Bullous Viral Eruptions

Chapter 26: Warts and Molluscum Contagiosum

Treatment pearls

Chapter 27: Bacterial Infections

Staphylococcal infections

Streptococcal infections

Other bacterial infections

Chapter 28: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Chapter 29: Mycobacterial Infections

Acknowledgment

Tuberculosis

Atypical mycobacteria

Hansen's disease

Chapter 30: Superficial Fungal Infections

Chapter 31: Deep Fungal Infections

Subcutaneous fungal infections

Systemic fungal infections

Opportunistic fungal infections

Chapter 32: Parasitic Infestions

Chapter 33: Arthropod Bites and Stings

Part V: Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Diseases

Chapter 34: Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

Chapter 35: Cutaneous Manifestations of Endocrinologic Disease

Chapter 36: Skin Signs of Gastrointestinal Disease

Chapter 37: Cutaneous Manifestations of Renal Disease

Chapter 38: Cutaneous Manifestations of Aids

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Chapter 39: Cutaneous Signs of Nutritional Disturbances

Part VI: Benign Tumors of the Skin

Chapter 40: Benign Melanocytic Tumors

Chapter 41: Vascular and Lymphatic Neoplasms

Chapter 42: Fibrous Tumors of the Skin

Part VII: Malignant Tumors of the Skin

Chapter 43: Common Cutaneous Malignancies

Chapter 44: Melanoma

Chapter 45: Leukemic and Lymphomatous Infiltrates of the Skin

Chapter 46: Uncommon Malignant Tumors of the Skin

Atypical fibroxanthoma/pleomorphic dermal sarcoma

Merkel cell carcinoma

Microcystic adnexal carcinoma

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Angiosarcoma

Epithelioid sarcoma

Extramammary paget disease

Sebaceous carcinoma

Leiomyosarcoma

Chapter 47: Cutaneous Metastases

Part VIII: Treatment of Skin Disorders

Chapter 48: Sunscreens and Prevention of Skin Cancer

Chapter 49: Topical Steroids

Chapter 50: Fundamentals of Cutaneous Surgery

Chapter 51: Cryosurgery

Chapter 52: Mohs Surgery

Chapter 53: Lasers in Dermatology

Chapter 54: Therapeutic Photomedicine

Chapter 55: Retinoids

Part IX: Special Patient Populations

Chapter 56: Neonatal Infections

Chapter 57: Pediatric Dermatology

Chapter 58: Geriatric Dermatology

Chapter 59: Dermatoses of Pregnancy

Chapter 60: Disorders of the Female Genitalia

Chapter 61: Disorders of the Male Genitalia

Chapter 62: Disorders of the Oral Mucosa

Chapter 63: Special Considerations in Skin of Color

Chapter 64: Cultural Dermatology

Part X: Emergencies and Miscellaneous Problems

Chapter 65: Dermatologic Emergencies

Chapter 66: Occupational Dermatology

Chapter 67: Psychocutaneous Diseases

Chapter 68: Approaching the Pruritic Patient

Chapter 69: Nail Disorders

Chapter 70: Dermatologic Trivia

Index