The Handbook of Dermatology consolidates the essential information required for best-practice patient care into one pocket-sized volume. This indispensable reference guide enables practicing and prospective dermatologists to easily look up information on a wide range of dermatological diseases and quickly access the algorithms, protocols, guidelines, and staging and scoring systems that are vital to both clinical practice and exam success. Written and edited by former residents and attending physicians, the Handbook contains up-to-date information on general dermatology, surgery, and therapeutics.…mehr
The Handbook of Dermatology consolidates the essential information required for best-practice patient care into one pocket-sized volume. This indispensable reference guide enables practicing and prospective dermatologists to easily look up information on a wide range of dermatological diseases and quickly access the algorithms, protocols, guidelines, and staging and scoring systems that are vital to both clinical practice and exam success. Written and edited by former residents and attending physicians, the Handbook contains up-to-date information on general dermatology, surgery, and therapeutics.
Margaret W. Mann is Associate Professor and Director of Aesthetic Dermatology, University Hospitals, Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA. She is the Co-Founder of Innova Dermatology, Hendersonville, TN, USA. Daniel L. Popkin is Assistant Chief of Dermatology, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University Hospitals, Case Western School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA. He is the Co-Founder of Innova Dermatology, Hendersonville, TN, USA.
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Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
Part 1 General Dermatology 1
Common Work-Ups, Signs, and Management 3
Dermatologic Differential Algorithm 3
Direct Immunofluorescence (Dif) 3
False positive/negative DIFs 3
Workup Quick Reference Orders 4
Acne 6
Alopecia Workup 7
Telogen effluvium 10
Androgenic alopecia 10
Alopecia areata 11
Other alopecia treatments 12
Aphthosis Workup and Treatment 13
Dermatologic Signs 15
Folliculitis 21
Melasma 22
Immunology and Immunologic Disease 24
Lupus Erythematosus 24
Autoantibody 26
Sensitivities and specificities 26
In connective tissue diseases 28
Anti-nuclear antibodies 29
ANCA (Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies) 30
Treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis 30
Vasculitis 31
Small vessel vasculitis 31
Medium vessel vasculitis 33
Large vessel vasculitis 34
Cryoglobulinemia 34
Bullous Disorders 36
Intracorneal/subcorneal 36
Intraepidermal 36
Suprabasilar 37
Subepidermal with little inflammation 37
Epidermolysis bullosa 39
Major bullous diseases - clinicopathologic findings 42
Complement 46
Angioedema and complement levels 46
Complement deficiencies 47
GVHD 47
HLA associations 48
Th profiles 50
Special Sites: Glands, Nail, Bone, Mucosa 51
Glands 51
Nail terminology 53
Disorders or drugs associated with nail, Bone, or ocular findings 57
Genital ulcers 67
Infection and Infestations 68
Fungal Disease / Mycoses 68
Laboratory tests 68
Superficial mycoses 68
Cutaneous mycoses 69
Subcutaneous mycoses 71
Systemic mycoses 73
Opportunistic mycoses 75
Viruses and diseases 78
Human papilloma virus 79
Other viral diseases 80
Infections/Bugs 83
Vector-borne diseases 83
Creatures in dermatology 88
Contact and Plant Dermatitis 93
Patch testing 93
Common contact allergens 95
Allergic vs. irritant contact dermatitis 104
Allergens - location specific 105
Features suggestive of specific irritant/toxin 106
