Genetic skin disorders / Virginia P. Sybert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sybert, Virginia P.

Series:

Oxford monographs on medical genetics ; no. 60.

Oxford monographs on medical genetics ; no. 60

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skin--Diseases--Genetic aspects.

Skin.

Dermatology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (785 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This valuable text represents a comprehensive survey of well over 300 distinct inherited dermatologic conditions. Each disease entry follows a consistent format, allowing the clinician to quickly scan and access key information for differential diagnosis. Each entry contains sections devoted to dermatologic features, associated clinical abnormalities, histopathology, biochemical and molecular information, treatment, mode of inheritance and recurrence risk, prenatal diagnosis, and information on differential diagnosis.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. PRACTICAL INHERITANCE; 2. DISORDERS OF THE EPIDERMIS: DIFFERENTIATION AND KINETICS; 3. DISORDERS OF EPIDERMAL APPENDAGES; 4. DISORDERS OF PIGMENTATION; 5. DISORDERS OF THE DERMIS; 6. DISORDERS OF SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; 7. LYMPHEDEMA; 8. URTICARIA; 9. OTHER DISORDERS; 10. TUMORS/HAMARTOMAS; 11. METABOLIC DISEASE; 12. PREMATURE AGING; 13. PHOTOSENSITIVITY; 14. IMMUNE DEFICIENCY DISEASES; Appendix A: Glossary; Appendix B: Differential Diagnosis by Skin Sign; Figure Credits; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-045328-1

0-19-997522-1

1-282-66139-6

9786612661396

0-19-977440-4

OCLC:

646820870