Table of contents
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