Pathology of the Skin 2 vols 3e

Winner of the British Medical Association award (Dermatology Book Category) and the The Society of Authors & the Royal Society of Medicine 2005 book awards (New Edition of an Edited Book) The most complete, in-depth coverage of the field available today in one source! It focuses particularly on aetiology and pathogenesis, disease mechanisms and includes all of the appropriate recent genetic, molecular and basic science data. More than 5,400 illustrations include depictions of clinical variants to support clinicopathological correlation and differential diagnoses. The 3rd Edition has been completely reorganised and redesigned to better meet the diagnostic challenges faced in everyday practice. Histologic diagnostic pitfalls are highlighted throughout and include detailed cross references for all relevant conditions.Details all of the histological variations of any skin condition, integrating dermatopathology, clinical correlations, and clinical photographsUses tables to highlight key clinical and diagnostic pointsProvides differential diagnosis tables to facilitate "at-a-glance" comparisonAll relevant genetic and molecular material is includedEvery conceivable variant is illustratedOffers brand-new chapters covering disorders of keratinization Diseases of the oral mucosa Diseases of the hair Diseases of the nails And cutaneous adverse reactions to drugsHighlights histological and diagnostic pitfalls with cross references to the relevant discussions within the textEvery indexed topic comprehensively discussed and illustratedIncludes 70% new, high quality histologic illustrationsPresents the key clinical features for each entity in bulleted format for ease of reference