Oxford Handbook of Medical Dermatology 2nd Edition

• Provides an overview of the essential information needed to treat dermatological conditions across a broad range of specialities
• Unique layout designed for ease of use at the bedside or in the clinic
• Full of practical tips from experienced dermatologists
• In line with the latest guidelines and curriculum requirements to assist both practice and preparation for examinations
• Extensively illustrated and in full colour, to help readers' understanding of common and rare conditions
• App available from the App Store, Google Play, and MedHand Bookstore.

New to this Edition:

• Presents a brand new chapter on skin and genetics discussing major genodermatoses
• Comprehensively expanded chapters such as skin in infancy and childhood
• Includes new full-colour illustrations to aide understanding of conditions
• Adds new information about the molecular basis of many diseases

  
  

  Description

  This second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Medical Dermatology provides practical and accessible advice on how to reach a diagnosis or create a management plan when faced with patients with a range of skin conditions.
  
  Giving concise and clear guidance on investigation and treatment, this Handbook helps doctors adopt a step-by-step approach at the bedside to make sense of skin problems by analysing clinical signs. Illustrated and in full colour, it covers skin physiology, an overview of common skin conditions, and skin problems commonly seen in a broad range of specialities, from rheumatology to psychiatry, as well as children and the elderly.
  
  Now comprehensively updated with new clinical pictures, references, and extensively reworked chapters on skin in infancy and childhood, cutaneous reactions to drugs, skin tumours, and rheumatology. This second edition now includes a brand new chapter on skin and genetics, detailing this fast-growing and important area of dermatology, promoting good communication with a patient-centred and practical common-sense approach for trainees in dermatology, junior doctors, GPs, and medical students.

  Table of Contents

  1: Structure and function of the skin
  2: The history in dermatology
  3: Examination of the skin
  4: What is the diagnosis?
  5: Skin failure and emergency dermatology
  6: Bacterial and spirochaetal infections
  7: Viral and fungal infections
  8: Infestations and parasites
  9: Psoriasis
  10: Eczema and lichen planus
  11: Urticaria and erythema
  12: Pustular rashes
  13: Blisters
  14: Oral and genital mucosae
  15: Leg ulcers and lymphoedema
  16: Sun and skin
  17: Tumours
  18: Cutaneous reactions to drugs
  19: Skin and rheumatology
  20: Vasculitis
  21: Panniculitis
  22: Diabetes and endocrinology
  23: Skin and renal disease
  24: Skin and gastroenterology
  25: Skin and chest diseases
  26: Skin and haematology/oncology
  27: Skin and neurology
  28: Skin and psychiatry
  29: Skin in older people
  30: Skin and pregnancy
  31: Skin in infancy and childhood
  32: Skin and genetics
  33: Special tools and investigations
  34: Medical management
  35: Resources