Dermatological Signs Of Internal Disease

Practical, comprehensive, and updated throughout, the 4th edition of Dermatological Signs of Internal Diseases helps you identify a full range of common and rare systemic diseases early…so they can be managed as effectively as possible. Coverage of new disorders, including nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy, new treatment options, expanded histopathology content, new color images, a CD image bank, and more help you attain definitive diagnoses of internal diseases that manifest on the skin. Best of all, each chapter features an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment so you know you can depend on the clinical recommendations presented.

Reviews

“This year’s classic dermatologic text… .”—JAMA. Review of the previous edition.

Key Features

• Presents an evidence-based approach so you can depend on the clinical recommendations presented.
• Covers advice on patient evaluation and lab tests, as well as tables of differential diagnoses, to facilitate diagnosis for every condition.
• Uses a consistent, user-friendly format for easy reference.

New to this Edition

• Discusses new diseases such as nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy and new therapies, including biologics, to keep you on the cusp of this rapidly expanding field.
• Provides improved and expanded histopathology content for a better understanding in this difficult area of diagnosis.
• Features over 500 full-color illustrations—100 new to this edition—that provide the best possible representations of diseases as they appear in real life.
• Features a companion website at expertconsult.com with fully searchable text and an image library to enhanced visual guidance.

Table of Contents

• 1. Lupus erythematosus
• 2. Dermatomyositis
• 3. Scleroderma, Raynaud’s phenomenon & Related Conditions
• 4. Vasculitis
• 5. Miscellaneous disorders with prominent features involving the skin & joints
• 6. Urticaria
• 7. Erythema multiforme, Stevens Johnson syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
• 8. Erythema nodosum and other Panniculitides
• 9. Pruritus
• 10. Erythroderma
• 11. Purpura
• 12. Bullous Diseases
• 13. Skin signs of internal malignancy
• 14. Metastatic Disease
• 15. Cutaneous manifestations of leukemias, myelodysplastic & myeloproliferative Syndromes and systemic lymphomas
• 16. Dysproteinemias, plasma cell disorders and Amyloidosis
• 17. Cutaneous manifestations of macrophage/dendritic cell proliferative disorders (histiocytoses)
• 18. Vascular neoplasms AIDs and STDs– Schaffer and JLB
• 19. Primary cutaneous T-Cell or B-cell Lymphomas
• 20. Diabetes mellitus
• 21. Thyroid and the skin
• 22. Lipids
• 23. Adrenal, Androgen-related, and pituitary Disorders
• 24. Porphyrias
• 25. Cutaneous diseases associated with gastrointestinal abnormalities
• 26. Cutaneous Hepatology
• 27. Pancreatic disease
• 28. Cutaneous manifestations of systemic viral, bacterial and fungal infections and protozoan disease
• 29. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and sexually transmitted infections
• 30. Sarcoidosis
• 31. Cardiovascular diseases and the Skin
• 32. Renal Disease and the Skin
• 33. Manifestations in Transplant recipients
• 34. Neurocutaneous diseases
• 35. Pregnancy
• 36. Mast cell disease
• 37. Hair disorders in systemic disease
• 38. Nail signs of systemic disease
• 39. Oral Mucous Membranes and Systemic Disease
• 40. Leg Ulcerations
• 41. Cutaneous drug eruptions
• 42. Systemic therapy for cutaneous disease