Practical Skin Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach

Practical Skin Pathology is the only dermatopathology reference that uses a systematic pattern recognition approach to help you achieve more accurate diagnoses of both neoplastic and non-neoplastic skin diseases. This volume in the Pattern Recognition Series helps you to efficiently and confidently evaluate even the most challenging skin diseases and lesions. By James W Patterson, MD, Professor and Director of Dermatopathology Professor and Director of Dermatopathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA Table of Contents: Pattern-Based Approach to Diagnosis Ch 1: Spongiotic Dermatitis Ch. 2: Erythemas with Perivascular Inflammation Ch. 3: Psoriasiform and Lichenoid Dermatitis Ch. 4: Vesiculobullous and Selected Pustular Disorders Ch. 5: Vascular Disorders Ch. 6: Nutritional Deficiency and Gastrointestinal Disease Ch. 7: Panniculitis Ch. 8: Connective Tissue Disorders Ch. 9: Metabolic Diseases Ch. 10: Degenerative Diseases Ch. 11: Mucinoses Ch. 12: Drugs and Physical Agents Ch. 13: Noninfectious Granulomas Ch. 14: Non-neoplastic Diseases of Appendages Ch. 15: Pigmentation Disorders Ch. 16: Disorders of Epidermal Maturation, Keratinization, and Connective Tissues Ch. 17: Infectious Diseases, Including Infestations and Parasitic Diseases Ch. 18: Epidermal Cysts and Tumors Ch. 19: Cutaneous Appendageal Tumors Ch. 20: Metastatic Tumors in the Skin Ch. 21: Fibrous Tissue Tumors Ch. 22: Vascular and Perivascular Proliferations of the Skin Ch. 23: Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions Showing Neural, Nerve Sheath, and Adipocytic Differentiation Ch. 24: Tumors of Muscle, Cartilage, and Bone Ch. 25: Histiocytic Proliferations Ch. 26: Disorders of Mast Cells and Plasma Cells Ch. 27: Lymphoid Infiltrates, Lymphoma, and Hematopoietic Proliferations Involving the Skin Ch. 28: Melanocytic Tumors Index