Callen: Color Atlas of Dermatology (2/e)

Jeffery P. Callen, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, KY, USA
Kenneth E. Greer, MD, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Amy S. Paller, MD, Head, Division of Dermatology, The Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
Leonard J. Swinyer, MD, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

This New Edition features more than 1,100 high-quality colour photographs that depict the diseases seen in the daily practice of medicine. An organisation by morphology helps readers develop accurate differential diagnoses and appreciate the subtle differences among "similar" disorders. New photographs, new tables, and expanded guidance on differential diagnoses all enhance this updated resource.
 

  • Identifies diagnostically significant features with a detailed legend for every picture
  • Summarises complex differential diagnosis information with well-designed tables throughout the book
  • Eliminates the need for time-consuming research in the office or clinical setting
  • Makes teaching patients to look for certain specific changes in their condition easier with its clear, crisp illustrations of dermatologic disorders
  • Helps readers to quickly locate a range of morphologic changes with a superbly organised index


    • Contents:SECTION I:Definitions and Introduction SECTION II: Cutaneous Primary Lesions and Secondary ChangesMaculesPapular Lesions and PlaquesNodules and Tumours of the SkinVesicles and BullaePustular LesionsErosionsErythema and/or TelangiectasiaPurpuraUlcersUrticarial LesionsAtrophic and/or Sclerotic Lesions SECTION III: ConfigurationsAnnular LesionsLinear LesionsGyrate or Serpiginous LesionsGrouped or Herpetiform LesionsReticulated or Net-like Lesions SECTION IV: Distribution and Regional PredilectionsGeneralized DisordersDisorders with a PhotodistributionIntertriginous and Genital ProblemsLesions of the Hand and FeetNail DisordersHair and Scalp DisordersOral Lesions Appendix I: Cutaneous InfectionsAppendix II: Cutaneous Malignancies