With more complete, authoritative coverage of basic science, clinical practice of both adult and pediatric dermatology, dermatopathology, and dermatologic surgery than you'll find in any other source, Dermatology, 4th Edition, is the gold-standard reference in the field today. Drs. Jean L. Bolognia, Julie V. Schaffer, and Lorenzo Cerroni bring their considerable knowledge and experience to this two-volume masterwork, ensuring its reliability and usefulness for both residents and practitioners.

New to this Edition

• Includes over 4,000 illustrations, with over 2,000 new images in this edition, that provide more examples of skin disorders across different skin types in varying stages of presentation; plus enhanced histologic images that provide a clearer understanding of clinicopathologic correlations for multiple skin disorders.
• Enhances learning opportunities with 20 new video clips of core procedures, including nail surgery, flaps, grafts, laser therapy, soft tissue augmentation, and botulinum toxin injections, plus 200 bonus online images.
• Features 70 brand-new schematics and algorithms to better aid diagnosis, optimize decision making, and improve your approach to each patient.
• Includes the latest therapy options with supporting evidence-based grading levels.
• Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

 

Key Features

• Provides the in-depth, expert information you need to address challenges you face in practice across all subspecialties - including medical dermatology, pediatric dermatology, dermatopathology, dermatologic surgery, and cosmetic dermatology.

Uses the famous "easy-in, easy-out" approach, transforming complex information into more than 1,000 reader-friendly tables and algorithms, along with templated chapter contents for quick recognition and access.

• Focuses on the essential "need-to-know" basic science information and key references.

 

• Brings together an esteemed team of expert editors and contributors that provide a truly global perspective, led by Drs. Jean L. Bolognia, Julie V. Schaffer, and Lorenzo Cerroni.

Author Information
By Jean L. Bolognia, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA; Julie V. Schaffer, MD, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology Division, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, USA and Lorenzo Cerroni, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Director Research Unit Dermatopathology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Volume One

SECTION ONE: Overview of Basic Science

0 Basic Principles of Dermatology 

1 Anatomy and Physiology 

2 Skin Development and Maintenance 

3 Molecular Biology 

4 Immunology 

SECTION TWO: Pruritus

5 Cutaneous Neurophysiology 

6 Pruritus and Dysesthesia 

7 Psychocutaneous Diseases 

SECTION THREE: Papulosquamous and Eczematous Dermatoses

8 Psoriasis 

9 Other Papulosquamous Disorders 

10 Erythroderma 

11 Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Dermatoses 

12 Atopic Dermatitis 

13 Other Eczematous Eruptions 

14 Allergic Contact Dermatitis 

15 Irritant Contact Dermatitis 

16 Occupational Dermatoses 

17 Dermatoses Due to Plants 

SECTION FOUR: Urticarias, Erythemas and Purpuras

18 Urticaria and Angioedema 

19 Figurate Erythemas 

20 Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome 

and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis 

21 Drug Reactions 

22 Purpura: Mechanisms and Differential Diagnosis  

23 Cutaneous Manifestations of Microvascular Occlusion Syndromes 

24 Cutaneous Vasculitis 

25 Eosinophilic Dermatoses 

26 Neutrophilic Dermatoses 

27 Pregnancy Dermatoses 

SECTION FIVE: Vesiculobullous Diseases

28 The Biology of the Basement Membrane Zone 

29 Pemphigus 

30 Pemphigoid Group 

31 Dermatitis Herpetiformis and Linear IgA 

Bullous Dermatosis 

32 Epidermolysis Bullosa 

33 Other Vesiculobullous Diseases 

34 Vesiculopustular and Erosive Disorders in Newborns and Infants 

SECTION SIX: Adnexal Diseases

35 Structure and Function of Eccrine, Apocrine and Sebaceous Glands 

36 Acne Vulgaris 

37 Rosacea and Related Disorders 

38 Folliculitis and Other Follicular Disorders 

39 Diseases of the Eccrine and Apocrine Sweat Glands  

SECTION SEVEN: Rheumatologic Dermatology

40 Autoantibodies Encountered in Patients with Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases 

41 Lupus Erythematosus 

42 Dermatomyositis 

43 Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma) and Related Disorders 

44 Morphea and Lichen Sclerosus 

45 Other Rheumatologic Diseases 

SECTION EIGHT: Metabolic and Systemic Diseases

46 Mucinoses 

47 Amyloidosis 

48 Deposition Diseases 

49 Porphyria 

50 Calcifying and Ossifying Disorders of the Skin 

51 Nutritional Diseases 

52 Graft-versus-Host Disease 

53 Dermatologic Manifestations in Patients with Systemic Disease 

SECTION NINE: Genodermatoses

54 Basic Principles of Genetics 

55 Genetic Basis of Cutaneous Diseases 

56 Biology of Keratinocytes 

57 Ichthyoses, Erythrokeratodermas and Related Disorders 

58 Keratodermas 

59 Darier Disease and Hailey-Hailey Disease 

60 Primary Immunodeficiencies 

61 Neurofibromatosis and Tuberous Sclerosis 

62 Mosaicism and Linear Lesions 

63 Other Genodermatoses  

 Disorders Featuring Tumorigenesis 

 Enzyme Deficiency Diseases 

 Premature Aging Syndromes and Poikilodermas  

 Ectodermal Dysplasias 

64 Developmental Anomalies 

SECTION TEN: Pigmentary Disorders

65 Melanocyte Biology 

66 Vitiligo and Other Disorders of Hypopigmentation  

67 Disorders of Hyperpigmentation 

SECTION ELEVEN: Hair, Nails and Mucous Membranes

68 Biology of Hair and Nails 

69 Alopecias 

70 Hypertrichosis and Hirsutism 

71 Nail Disorders 

72 Oral Disease 

73Anogenital (Non-venereal) Disease 

Volume Two

SECTION TWELVE: Infections, Infestations and Bites

74 Bacterial Diseases 

75 Myobacterial Infections 

76 Rickettsial Diseases 

77 Fungal Diseases 

78 Cutaneous Manifestations of HIV Infection 

79 Human Papillomaviruses 

80 Human Herpesviruses 

81 Other Viral Diseases 

82 Sexually Transmitted Infections 

83 Protozoa and Worms 

84 Infestations 

85 Bites and Stings 

SECTION THIRTEEN: Disorders Due to Physical Agents

86 Ultraviolet Light 

87 Photodermatologic Disorders 

88 Environmental and Sports-Related Skin Diseases 

89 Signs of Drug Abuse 

90 Skin Signs of Abuse 

SECTION FOURTEEN: Disorders of Langerhans Cells and Macrophages

91 Histiocytoses 

92 Xanthomas 

93 Non-infectious Granulomas 

94 Foreign Body Reactions 

SECTION FIFTEEN: Atrophies and Disorders of Dermal Connective Tissues

95 Biology of the Extracellular Matrix 

96 Perforating Diseases 

97 Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue 

98 Dermal Hypertrophies 

99 Atrophies of Connective Tissue 

SECTION SIXTEEN: Disorders of Subcutaneous Fat

100 Panniculitis 

101 Lipodystrophies  

SECTION SEVENTEEN: Vascular Disorders

102 Vascular Biology 

103 Infantile Hemangiomas 

104 Vascular Malformations 

105 Ulcers 

106 Other Vascular Disorders 

SECTION EIGHTEEN: Neoplasms of the Skin

107 Principles of Tumor Biology and Pathogenesis of BCCs and SCCs 

108 Actinic Keratosis, Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma 

109 Benign Epidermal Tumors and Proliferations 

110 Cysts 

111 Adnexal Neoplasms 

112 Benign Melanocytic Neoplasms 

113 Melanoma 

114 Vascular Neoplasms and Neoplastic-like Proliferations 

115 Neural and Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (Other than Neurofibromatosis) 

116 Fibrous and Fibrohistiocytic Proliferations of the Skin and Tendons 

117 Muscle, Adipose and Cartilage Neoplasms 

118 Mastocytosis 

119 B-Cell Lymphomas of the Skin 

120 Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma 

121 Other Lymphoproliferative and Myeloproliferative Diseases  

122 Cutaneous Metastases 

SECTION NINETEEN: Medical Therapy 

123 Public Health and Dermatology 

124 Skin Barrier and Transdermal  Drug Delivery 

 Mark R. Prausnitz, Matthias Schmuth, Peter M. Elias, Thomas J. Franz, Jui-Chen Tsai, Gopinathan K. Menon, Walter M. Holleran and Kenneth R. Feingold 

125 Glucocorticosteroids 

126 Retinoids 

127 Antimicrobial Drugs 

128 Immunomodulators 

129 Other Topical Medications 

130 Other Systemic Drugs 

131 Drug Interactions 

132 Sunscreens 

133 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 

SECTION TWENTY: Physical Treatment Modalities

134 Ultraviolet Therapy 

135 Photodynamic Therapy 

136 Lasers and Other Energy-based Technologies - Principles and Skin Interactions 

137 Lasers and Other Energy-Based Therapies 

138 Cryosurgery 

139 Radiotherapy 

140 Electrosurgery 

SECTION TWENTY-ONE: Surgery

141 Biology of Wound Healing 

142 Surgical Anatomy of the Head and Neck 

143 Anesthesia 

144 Wound Closure Materials and Instruments 

145 Dressings 

146 Biopsy Techniques and Basic Excisions 

147 Flaps 

148 Grafts 

149 Nail Surgery 

150 Mohs Surgery 

151 Surgical Complications and Optimizing Outcomes 

SECTION TWENTY-TWO: Cosmetic Surgery

152 Evaluation of Beauty and the Aging Face 

153 Cosmetics and Cosmeceuticals 

154 Chemical and Mechanical Skin Resurfacing 

155 Phlebology and Treatment of Leg Veins 

156 Body Contouring: Liposuction and Non-invasive Modalities 

157 Hair Restoration 

158 Injectable Soft Tissue Augmentation 

159 Botulinum Toxin 

Index to volumes one and two