Shimizu's Dermatology

Shimizu's Dermatology, Second Edition provides practical, didactic, and rapid-reference advice on diagnosis and management of the most common dermatologic conditions.

Written by one of the world's leading experts, and a best-seller in Japan where it was first published, the second edition is cohesive, richly illustrated, attractively presented, and fully revised to reflect the latest in clinical developments. This complete dermatology resource offers:

• Over 2,000 clinical images to aid rapid and easy diagnosis
• 100% clinically focused chapters describing the clinical features, classifications, pathogeneses, pathologies, treatments and lab findings of diseases
• Key points and tips and tricks in every chapter for practical guidance
• Attractive color presentation throughout, with high-quality clinical images
• Improve your knowledge of skin conditions and their management with this concise, user-friendly, alternative to larger reference books.

Shimizu's Dermatology is ideal for specialists in clinical practice, trainees managing patients at clinics or hospitals or preparing for board exams, and medical students.

Autorentext

Hiroshi Shimizu, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan.
Professor Shimizu heads the dermatology department of Hokkaido University, one of the world's leading centers for dermatologic research, and has 35 years of clinical and research expertise. He is extremely well known all over the world and is the author of Shimizu's Textbook of Dermatology, recognized in the field for its clarity and ease of use, combined with outstanding illustrations.

Inhalt

1 Structure and function of the skin, 1 2 Histopathology of the skin, 43 3 Dermoscopy, 57 4 Description of skin lesions, 67 5 Diagnosis of skin diseases, 81 6 Treatment of skin diseases, 92 7 Eczema and dermatitis, 116 8 Urticaria, prurigo, and pruritus, 134 9 Erythema and erythroderma, 145 10 Drug-induced skin reactions and graft-versus-host disease, 158 11 Vasculitis, purpura, and other vascular diseases, 171 12 Collagen diseases, 203 13 Physicochemical injury and photosensitive diseases, 234 14 Blistering and pustular diseases, 254 15 Disorders of keratinization, 285 16 Disorders of skin color, 325 17 Metabolic disorders, 340 18 Disorders of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, 363 19 Disorders of the skin appendages, 387 20 Nevi and neurocutaneous syndromes, 405 21 Benign skin tumors, 439 22 Malignant skin tumors, lymphomas, and melanomas, 481 23 Viral infections, 528 24 Bacterial infections, 556 25 Fungal diseases, 576 26 Mycobacterial infections, 593 27 Sexually transmitted infections, 605 28 Skin diseases caused by arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans) and other noxious animals, 613 Appendix: Main genodermatoses and their causative genes and proteins, 626 Index, 630