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The best-selling text has been completely revised and revitalised in this fifth edition, with the authors once again encouraging general practitioners, medical students, general physicians and early stage dermatology specialist trainees and interns to relish the unique challenge of diagnosing and treating skin conditions.Clinical Dermatology, 5th edition contains over 400 high quality pictures and diagrams combined with colourful phrases to illustrate and entertain as it teaches. The book has established a reputation as a 'way of learning' and as an accessible guide to the subject for the aspiring specialist. Readers are guided through the maze that too often lies between the presenting skin complaint and its final diagnosis and treatment. The authors have skilfully crafted an easily read text with enough detail to clarify the subject, but not enough to obscure it.This fifth edition contains new chapters on non-invasive physical treatment and dermoscopy, and new material on cosmetic dermatology, surgical dermatology, the skin and the psyche, and dermatoses of non-Caucasian skin. The text throughout the book has been updated in line with developments in the science and practice of dermatology."... brilliantly succeeds in enticing you to look further. The writing is clear, and the joint British-American authorship avoids any parochial views." From a review of a previous edition in BMJ"...a very well-presented book...an excellent aid for teaching. I recommend this book highly to individuals and departments." From a review of a previous edition in J Derm Treatment"... provides a good overview of the structure and function of the skin as well as a good foundation for learning dermatology...well organized and includes a chapter dedicated to skin signs of systemic disease which is not covered in the other dermatology primers." From a review of a previous edition in JAMA

Clinical Dermatology

Preface to the Fifth Edition viiAcknowledgements viiiIntroduction ix1 Skin Disease in Perspective 12 The Function and Structure of the Skin 73 Diagnosis of Skin Disorders 304 Disorders of Keratinization 455 Psoriasis 526 Other Papulosquamous Disorders 687 Eczema and Dermatitis 768 Reactive Erythemas and Vasculitis 999 Bullous Diseases 11310 Connective Tissue Disorders 12611 Disorders of Blood Vessels and Lymphatics 14012 Sebaceous and Sweat Gland Disorders 15613 Regional Dermatology 17114 Racial Skin Differences 19715 The Skin at Different Ages 20816 Infections 21417 Infestations 24918 Skin Reactions to Light 25819 Disorders of Pigmentation 26720 Skin Tumours 27821 The Skin in Systemic Disease 31122 Cosmetic Dermatology 32323 The Skin and the Psyche 33424 Other Genetic Disorders 34225 Drug Eruptions 35126 Medical Treatment 35927 Physical Forms of Treatment 36628 Dermoscopy 385Formulary 1: Topical Treatments 397Formulary 2: Systemic Medication 410Index 427