Disorders Index

Quick Reference Formulary

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Preface

vii

1

Principles of Diagnosis and Anatomy

1

Skin Anatomy

1

Diagnosis of Skin Disease

2

Primary Lesions

3

Secondary Lesions

12

Special Skin Lesions

17

Regional Differential Diagnosis Atlas

19

2

Topical Therapy and Topical Corticosteroids

75

Topical Therapy

75

Topical Corticosteroids

77

3

Eczema and Hand Dermatitis

91

Stages of Eczematous Inflammation

91

Hand Eczema

100

Eczema: Various Presentations

110

Chapped Fissured Feet

113

Self-Inflicted Dermatoses

115

Psychogenic Parasitosis

121

Stasis Dermatitis and Venous Ulceration: Postphlebitic Syndromes

122

4

Contact Dermatitis and Patch Testing

130

Irritant Contact Dermatitis

131

Allergic Contact Dermatitis

133

Diagnosis of Contact Dermatitis

148

5

Atopic Dermatitis

154

Pathogenesis and Immunology

156

Clinical Aspects

156

Associated Features

167

Triggering Factors

172

Treatment of Atopic Dermatitis

172

6

Urticaria and Angioedema

181

Clinical Aspects

182

Pathophysiology

185

Initial Evaluation of All Patients with Urticaria

186

Acute Urticaria

186

Chronic Urticaria

188

Treatment of Urticaria

191

Physical Urticarias

194

Angioedema

200

Contact Urticaria Syndrome

207

Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy

207

Urticarial Vasculitis

209

Serum Sickness

210

Mastocytosis

211

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Acne, Rosacea, and Related Disorder

217

Acne

217

Acne Surgery

252

Perioral Dermatitis

253

Rosacea (Acne Rosacea)

256

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

260

Miliaria

263

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Psoriasis and Other Papulosquamous Diseases

264

Psoriasis

264

Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris

309

Seborrheic Dermatitis

312

Pityriasis Rosea

316

Lichen Planus

320

Lichen Sclerosus Et Atrophkus

327

Pityriasis Lichenoides

332

Grover’s Disease

334

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Bacterial Infections

335

Skin Infections

335

Folliculitis

351

Furuncles and Carbuncles

356

Erysipeloid

359

Blistering Distal Dactylitis

359

Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome

360

Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection

363

Meningococcemia

371

Nontubercutous Mycobacteria

379

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Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Infections

382

Sexually Transmitted Disease Presentations

382

Genital Ulcers

385

Syphilis

396

Rare Sexually Transmitted Diseases

408

Diseases Characterized by Urethritis and Cervicitis

413

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Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections

419

Genital Warts

419

Bowenoid Papulosis

427

Molluscum Contagiosum

428

Genital Herpes Simplex

431

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

444

12

Warts, Herpes Simplex, and Other Viral Infections

454

Warts

454

Molluscum Contagiosum

465

Herpes Simplex

467

Varicella

474

Herpes Zoster

479

13

Superficial Fungal Infections

491

Dermatophyte Fungal Infections

491

Candidiasis (Moniliasis)

523

Tinea Versicolor

537

14

Exanthems and Eruptions

541

Exanthems

544

Drug Eruptions: Clinical Patterns and Most Frequently Causal Drugs

570

Drug Eruptions

575

15

Infestations and Bites

581

Scabies

582

Pediculosis

590

Caterpillar Dermatitis

594

Spiders

596

Ticks

600

Cat-Scratch and Related Diseases

614

Animal and Human Bites

616

Stinging Insects

620

Biting Insects

621

Creeping Eruption

625

Ants

626

Dermatitis Associated with Swimming

627

Leishmaniasis

632

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Veskriar and Bullous Diseases

635

Blisters

635

Diagnosis of Bullous Disorders

638

Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis

642

Bullae in Diabetic Persons

646

Pemphigus

647

The Pemphigoid Group of Diseases

655

Pemphigoid-Like Disease

661

Benign Familial Chronic Pemphigus

662

Epidermolysis Bullosa

664

The Newborn with Blisters, Pustules, Erosions, and Ulcerations

665

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Connective Tissue Diseases

671

Autoimmune Diseases

671

Connective Tissue Diseases

672

Lupus Erythematosus

678

Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis

692

Scleroderma

700

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Hypersensitivity Syndromes and Vasculitis

710

Hypersensitivity Syndromes

710

Erythema Multiforme

710

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Spectrum of Disease

714

Erythema Nodosum

720

Vasculitis

722

Vasculitis of Small Vessels

726

Neutrophilic Dermatoses

734

Schamberg’s Disease

740

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Light-Related Diseases and Disorders of Pigmentation

741

Photobiology

741

Sun-Damaged Skin

743

Suntan and Sunburn

747

Sun Protection

750

Polymorphous Light Eruption

752

Hydroa Aestivale and Hydroa Vacciniforme

754

Porphyrias

761

Phototoxic Reactions

764

Photoallergy

764

Disorders of Hypopigmentation

771

Disorders of Hyperpigmentation

771

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Benign Skin Tumors

776

Seborrheic Keratoses

776

Stucco Keratoses

784

Skin Tags (Acrochordon) and Polyps

784

Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra

786

Cutaneous Horn

786

Dermatofibroma

787

Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids

788

Keratoacanthoma

790

Epidermal Nevus

792

Nevus Sebaceous

794

Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Helicis

795

Epidermal Cyst

796

Pilar Cyst (Wen)

798

Senile Sebaceous Hyperplasia

799

Syringoma

800

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Premalignant and Malignant Nonmelanoma Skin Tumors

801

Basal Cell Carcinoma

801

Actinic Keratosis

812

Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Situ

820

Bowen’s Disease

821

Erythroplasia of Queyrat

823

Arsenical Keratoses and Other Arsenic-Related Skin Diseases

824

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

824

Leukoplakia

829

Verrucous Carcinoma

830

Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas

831

Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

832

Paget’s Disease of the Breast

843

Extramammary Paget’s Disease

844

Cutaneous Metastasis

845

22

Nevi and Malignant Melanoma

847

Melanocytic Nevi

847

Malignant Melanoma

860

Management of Melanoma

872

Staging and Prognosis

875

Treatment of Lentigo Maligna

879

Dermoscopy

880

23

Vascular Tumors and Malformations

891

Congenital Vascular Lesions

891

Acquired Vascular Lesions

904

Telangiectasias

910

24

Hair Diseases

913

Anatomy

913

Physiology

915

Evaluation of Hair Loss

917

Generalized Hair Loss

920

Localized Hair Loss

922

Trichomycosis

946

25

Nail Diseases

947

Anatomy and Physiology

947

Normal Variations

950

Nail Disorders Associated with Skin Disease

951

Acquired Disorders

953

The Nail and Internal Disease

966

Color and Drug-Induced Changes

969

Congenital Anomalies

969

Tumors

970

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Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Diseases

975

Cutaneous Manifestations of Diabetes Mellitus

975

Acanthosis Nigricans

978

Xanthomas and Dyslipoproteinemia

980

Neurofibromatosis

983

Tuberous Sclerosis

987

Internal Cancer and Skin Disease

990

Familial Cancer Syndromes

990

Index

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Corticosteroids (Topical)

27

Dermatologic Surgical Procedures

999

Antibiotic Prophylaxis

1001

Local Anesthesia

1001

Hemostasis

1002

Wound Healing

1002

Skin Biopsy

1006

Electrodesiccation and Curettage

1009

Curettage

1010

Blunt Dissection

1011

Cryosurgery

1012

Extraction of Cysts

1013

Mohs Micrographic Surgery

1014

Chemical Peels

1015

Dermal and Subdermal Fillers

1016

Liposuction

1016

Lasers

1016

Botulinum Toxin

1018

Appendix A

Bioterrorism

1019

Appendix B

Dermatology and the Recently Returned Traveler

1024

Dermatologic Formulary

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