For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review.Dermatology Secrets , 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.
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I. GENERAL 1. Structure and Function of the Skin 2. Morphology of Primary and Secondary Skin Lesions 3. Diagnostic Techniques
II. INHERITED DISORDERS 4. Disorders of Keratinization 5. Neurocutaneous Disorders 6. Mechanobullous Disorders
III. INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS 7. Papulosquamous Skin Eruptions 8. Eczema Dermatitis 9. Contact Dermatitis 10. Vesiculobullous Disorders 11. Pustular Eruptions 12. Lichenoid Skin Eruptions 13. Granulomatous Diseases of the Skin 14. Drug Eruptions 15. Vasculitis 16. Deposition Disorders 17. Photosensitive Dermatitis 18. Disorders of Pigmentation 19. Panniculitis 20. Alopecia 21. Acne and Acneiform Eruptions 22. Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases 23. Urticaria and Angioedema
IV. INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS 24. Viral Exanthems 25. Bullous Viral Eruptions 26. Warts and Molluscum Contagiosum 27. Bacterial Infections 28. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 29. Mycobacterial Infections 30. Superficial Fungal Infections 31. Deep Fungal Infections 32. Parasitic Infestations 33. Arthropod Bites and Stings
V. CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF INTERNAL DISEASES 34. Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy 35. Cutaneous Manifestations of Endocrinologic Disease 36. Skin Signs of Gastrointestinal Disease 37. Cutaneous Manifestations of Renal Disease 38. Cutaneous Manifestations of AIDS 39. Cutaneous Signs of Nutritional Disturbances
VI. BENIGN TUMORS OF THE SKIN 40. Benign Melanocytic Tumors 41. Vascular and Lymphatic Neoplasms 42. Fibrous Tumors of the Skin
VII. MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE SKIN 43. Common Cutaneous Malignancies 44. Melanoma 45. Leukemic and Lymphomatous Infiltrates of the Skin 46. Uncommon Malignant Tumors of the Skin 47. Cutaneous Metastases
VIII. TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS 48. Sunscreens and Prevention of Skin Cancer 49. Topical Steroids 50. Fundamentals of Cutaneous Surgery 51. Cryosurgery 52. Mohs Surgery 53. Lasers in Dermatology 54. Therapeutic Photomedicine 55. Retinoids
IX. SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS 56. Neonatal Infections 57. Pediatric Dermatology 58. Geriatric Dermatology 59. Dermatoses of Pregnancy 60. Disorders of the Female Genitalia 61. Disorders of the Male Genitalia 62. Disorders of the Oral Mucosa 63. Special Considerations in Skin of Color 64. Cultural Dermatology
X. EMERGENCIES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS 65. Dermatologic Emergencies 66. Occupational Dermatology 67. Psychocutaneous Diseases 68. Approaching the Pruritic Patient 69. Nail Disorders 70. Dermatologic Trivia
Whitney A. High, MD, JD, MEng, Associate Professor, Dermatology and Pathology, Director of Dermatopathology (Dermatology), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA and Lori D. Prok, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatric Dermatology and Dermatopathology, University of Colorado Denver, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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