Weedon's skin pathology essentials / Ronald B. Johnston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnston, Ronald B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skin--Diseases.

Skin.

Skin--pathology.

Skin Diseases ##x diagnosis.

Medical Subjects:

Skin--pathology.

Skin Diseases ##x diagnosis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (793 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Churchill Livingstone, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials provides you with a detailed and extensive quick-reference guide to the recognition and diagnosis of skin lesions, both from the clinical and histological perspective. It serves as a comprehensive review and reference for pathologists and dermatologists in training and in practice by providing quick answers to diagnostic problems in the interpretation and diagnosis of skin biopsies. Its innovative, accessible outline format, bullet point style, and numerous high quality clinical and histological images make essential, key facts for any given lesion easy to

Contents:

Front Cover; Weedon's Skin Pathology Essentials; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Further reading; Chapter 1: The Basics; Chapter 2: Diagnostic Clues and "Need-to-know" Items; Nail abnormalities overview; Chapter 3: Lichenoid Reaction Pattern; Chapter 4: Psoriasiform Reaction Pattern; Chapter 5: Spongiotic Reaction Pattern; Chapter 6: Vesiculobullous Reaction Pattern; Chapter 7: Granulomatous Reaction Pattern; Chapter 8: Vasculopathic Reaction Pattern; Chapter 9: Disorders of Epidermal Maturation and Keratinization; Chapter 10: Disorders of Pigmentation

Chapter 11: Disorders of CollagenChapter 12: Disorders of Elastic Tissue; Chapter 13: Cutaneous Mucinoses; Chapter 14: Cutaneous Deposits; Chapter 15: Diseases of Cutaneous Appendages; Chapter 16: Cysts, Sinuses, and Pits; Chapter 17: Panniculitis; Chapter 18: Metabolic and Storage Diseases; Chapter 19: Miscellaneous Conditions; Chapter 20: Cutaneous Drug Reactions; Chapter 21: Reactions to Physical Agents; Chapter 22: Cutaneous Infections and Infestations; Chapter 23: Bacterial and Rickettsial Infections; Chapter 24: Spirochetal Infections; Chapter 25: Mycoses and Algal Infections

Chapter 26: Viral DiseasesChapter 27: Protozoal Infections; Chapter 28: Marine Injuries; Chapter 29: Helminth Infestations; Chapter 30: Arthropod-induced Diseases; Chapter 31: Tumors of the Epidermis; Chapter 32: Lentigines, Nevi, and Melanomas; Chapter 33: Tumors of Cutaneous Appendages; Review of common tumors of cutaneous appendages; Chapter 34: Fibrous Tumors and Tumor-like Proliferations; Chapter 35: Tumors of Fat; Chapter 36: Tumors of Muscle, Cartilage, and Bone; Chapter 37: Neural and Neuroendocrine Tumors; Chapter 38: Vascular Tumors; Chapter 39: Cutaneous Metastases

Chapter 40: Cutaneous Non-lymphoid InfiltratesChapter 41: Cutaneous Lymphomatous and Leukemic Infiltrates; Index

Notes:

"Expert consult."

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-7020-4907-7