Thoroughly revised and up-dated, this comprehensive, authoritative reference will help both the experienced and novice practitioner diagnose skin diseases and disorders more accurately and effectively. A superb full colour art programme illustrates the salient pathological features of both neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions and will help the reader interpret key clinical and diagnostic points. This single-authored text incorporates the wealth of Dr Weedon'sown personal observations and experience. His approach to the diagnosis and interpretation of skin biopsies is based on his thirty years as a dermatopathology practitioner and teacher.The author has reported on more than one million slides and the book is full of useful diagnostic clues and pearls drawn from that extensive personal experience. This remarkable book is an indispensable resource for all those involved in the identification and evaluation of skin disorders. INDICE: SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION 1 An approach to the interpretation of skinbiopsies2 Diagnostic cluesSECTION 2 TISSUE REACTION PATTERNS3 The lichenoid reaction pattern (íÑinterface dermatitisía)4 The psoriasiform reaction pattern5The spongiotic reaction pattern6 The vesiculobullous reaction pattern7 The granulomatous reaction pattern8 The vasculopathic reaction patternSECTION 3 THE EPIDERMIS9 Disorders of epidermal maturation and keratinization10 Disorders ofpigmentationSECTION 4 THE DERMIS11 Disorders of collagen12 Disorders of elastic tissue13 Cutaneous mucinoses14 Cutaneous deposits15 Diseases of cutaneous appendages16 Cysts, sinuses and pits17 PanniculitisSECTION 5 THE SKIN IN SYSTEMIC DISEASES18 Metabolic and storage diseases19 Miscellaneous conditions20 Cutaneous drug reactions21 Reactions to physical agentsSECTION 6 INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS22 Cutaneous infections and infestations -- histological patterns23 Bacterial and rickettsial infections24 Spirochetal infections25 Mycoses and algal infections26 Viral diseases27 Protozoal infections28 Marine injuries29 Helminth infestations30 Arthropod-induced diseasesSECTION 7 TUMORS31 Tumors of the epidermis32 Lentigines, nevi and melanomas33 Tumors of cutaneous appendages34 Tumors and tumor-like proliferations of fibrous and related tissues35 Tumorsof fat36 Tumors of muscle, cartilage and bone37 Neural and neuroendocrine tumors38 Vascular tumors39 Cutaneous metastases40 Cutaneous infiltrates -- non-lymphoid41 Cutaneous infiltrates -- lymphoid and leukemic
- ISBN: 978-0-7020-3485-5
- Editorial: Saunders
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 1060
- Fecha Publicación: 22/10/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés