By William D. James, MD, Dirk Elston, MD, James R. Treat, MD, Misha A. Rosenbach, MD and Isaac Neuhaus, MD
Copyright Year
2020
Edition Number
13
Format
Book
Trim
276 x 216 (8 1/2 x 10 7/8)
Illustrations
Approx. 1225 illustrations (1225 in full color)
Imprint
Elsevier
Page Count
992
Publication Date
10 Apr 2019
Stock Status
IN STOCK
Book Description
Now in a fully revised thirteenth edition Andrews? Diseases of the Skin remains your single-volume must-have resource for core information in dermatology. From residency through clinical practice this award-winning title ensures that you stay up to date with new tools and strategies for diagnosis and treatment new entities and newly recognized diseases and current uses for tried-and-true and newer medications. It?s the reference you?ll turn to again and again when faced with a clinical conundrum or therapeutically challenging skin disease.
Key Features
Utilizes a concise, clinically focused, user-friendly format that clearly covers the full range of common and rare skin diseases.
Provides access to approximately 20 videos online, depicting chemical peels, Q-switched laser tattoo removal, ED&C (electrodesiccation and curettage), nerve block, and more.
Provides outstanding visual support with 1,340 illustrations ? more than 500 new to this edition.
Presents comprehensively updated information throughout, including new and unusual clinical presentations of syphilis, new diagnostic classifications and therapies for vascular anomalies, and an updated pediatric and genodermatosis review.
Covers new and evolving treatments for inflammatory, neoplastic, and blistering skin diseases among others.? New biologics and phosphodiesterase inhibitors for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata and vitiligo, immune checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma and rituximab for pemphigus are all covered.
Features a revised and revamped cutaneous adverse drug reaction section, including novel eruptions from new and emerging chemotherapeutic agents and small molecule/targeted inhibitors.
Discusses new and emerging viruses including Zika and human polyomaviruses.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Author Information
By William D. James, MD, Paul R. Gross Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Dirk Elston, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
; James R. Treat, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Dermatology, Fellowship Director, Pediatric Dermatology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
; Misha A. Rosenbach, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology & Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA and Isaac Neuhaus, MD, Assistant Professor, Dermatologic Surgery and Laser Center, University of California, San Francisco, USA
Book Contents
1. Skin: Basic Structure and Function
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2. Cutaneous Signs and Diagnosis
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3. Dermatoses Resulting from Physical Factors
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4. Pruritus and Neurocutaneous Dermatoses
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5. Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema, and Noninfectious Immunodeficiency Disorders
