Description
Book SynopsisThis two volume set is a complete guide to the diagnosis and management of dermatologic diseases and disorders for postgraduate trainees.
Comprising 15 sections and 180 chapters across 1500 pages, the comprehensive text helps trainees prepare for examinations, focusing on questions commonly seen in previous exams.
Beginning with an overview of the basics (history, anatomy, function, clinical signs etc), the following sections cover different types of skin disease.
Each topic is discussed in depth, explaining its pathology, signs and symptoms, examination and investigation techniques, diagnosis, and treatment methods.
The book concludes with extensive sections on therapeutics and surgery.
A complete section is dedicated to paediatric dermatology.
Key points are summarised at the end of each chapter to assist learning.
With contributions from more than 300 expert authors, the book is highly illustrated with algorithms, tables, diagrams, and photographs.
Table of Contents
- SECTION 1: OVERVIEW OF BASICS IN DERMATOLOGY
- SECTION 2: PRURITUS, URTICARIA, ALLERGY, AND ECZEMAS
- SECTION 3: PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY
- SECTION 4: INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS
- SECTION 5: AUTOIMMUNE SKIN DISEASES
- SECTION 6: PAPULOSQUAMOUS DISEASES
- SECTION 7: SKIN AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE
- SECTION 8: HAIR, NAIL, MUCOSA, ADNEXA AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE
- SECTION 9: VASCULAR DISEASES
- SECTION 10: NEOPLASTIC SKIN DISEASES
- SECTION 11: PIGMENTARY AND MISCELLANEOUS SKIN DISORDERS
- SECTION 12: LEPROSY
- SECTION 13: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE
- SECTION 14: THERAPEUTICS IN DERMATOLOGY
- SECTION 15: PROCEDURAL DERMATOLOGY
