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2017 PROSE Award Winner - Multivolume Reference/Science The world's number 1 dermatology information resource Universally respected, Rook's Textbook of Dermatology is the most comprehensive, definitive and best-illustrated reference work for dermatologists of all levels worldwide and has been at the forefront of international dermatology publishing since first appearing in 1968. The Ninth Edition has been radically re-engineered to match the modern day challenges faced by dermatologists. Once again it has been published as a combined digital and print resource, but with a new online platform enabling easier and faster navigation. A common structure to describe and discuss each disorder has been adopted throughout, whilst maintaining the depth of information for which Rook is renowned. A high priority has been placed on the ease of extracting key information quickly: diagnostic algorithms and management ladders help the reader choose appropriate treatment strategies. More images than ever over 5000 in total aid diagnosis by displaying variations in disease manifestations according to body location, skin type and severity.
The section on aesthetic dermatology has been greatly expanded with more coverage of procedures in this rapidly developing field.
Rook's Textbook of Dermatology, Ninth Edition provides you with: * The very best content from the number one brand in dermatology an essential consultation tool for all dermatologists * An outstanding combined digital/print resource, exhaustively covering every dermatological disorder * A complete overhaul of its content each disorder now follows a consistent templated approach * A fresh approach to the classification of disorders and organization of chapters, of which there are now 160 instead of 80, all organised into 14 logical sections * A newly designed sophisticated online platform with a fast and powerful digital search functionality search by keyword, disorder or chapter or consult the online image database and get expert clinical advice more quickly than ever * Lavishly illustrated chapters with over 5000 colour images showing variation in disease patterns by body location, skin type and severity * Comprehensive coverage of medical, surgical and aesthetic dermatology, as well as the basic science underpinning the field * An experienced British editorial team working with distinguished international authors and associate editor * Greater emphasis than before on clinical studies/trials, society guidelines and the latest ICD codes * While key references remain in the printed version, thousands more are cited in the book and can be accessed online, where each is hyperlinked to the relevant text Rook s Textbook of Dermatology, Ninth Edition is the complete dermatology reference work.
More comprehensive than ever, with more images, more disorders covered and faster, more dynamic and wider digital search functionality. It is an essential resource for the modern day dermatologist, whether experienced or at the beginning of a career in dermatology.

Contents:

List of Associate Editors List of Contributors Preface to the Ninth Edition Preface to the First Edition VOLUME 1 Part 1 Foundations of Dermatology 1 History of Dermatology Nick J. Levell 2 Structure and Function of the Skin John A. McGrath and Jouni Uitto 3 Histopathology of the Skin: General Principles Eduardo Calonje with a contribution from Balbir S. Bhogal (Immunofluorescence techniques) 4 Diagnosis of Skin Disease Ian H. Coulson, Emma C. Benton and Stephanie Ogden 5 Epidemiology of Skin Disease Hywel C. Williams 6 Health Economics and Skin Disease Matthias Augustin and Magdalene Krensel 7 Genetics and the Skin John A. McGrath 8 Inflammation, Immunology and Allergy Martin Steinhoff 9 Photobiology Antony R. Young 10 Cutaneous Response to Injury and Wound Healing Edel A. O Toole 11 Psychological and Social Impact of Long-term Dermatological Conditions Christine Bundy and Lis Cordingley 12 Adverse Immunological Reactions to Drugs Michael R. Ardern Jones 13 Topical Drug Delivery Richard H. Guy 14 Clinical Pharmacology Catherine H. Smith Part 2 Management 15 Principles of Holistic Management of Skin Disease Sam Gibbs 16 Principles of Measurement and Assessment in Dermatology Andrew Y. Finlay 17 Principles of Evidence based Dermatology Michael Bigby and Hywel C. Williams 18 Principles of Topical Therapy John Berth Jones 19 Principles of Systemic Therapy Michael J. Tidman and Catherine H. Smith 20 Principles of Skin Surgery S. Walayat Hussain, Richard J. Motley and Timothy S. Wang 21 Principles of Phototherapy Kevin McKenna and Sally Ibbotson 22 Principles of Photodynamic Therapy Sally Ibbotson and Kevin McKenna 23 Principles of Cutaneous Laser Therapy Vishal Madan and Richard J. Barlow 24 Principles of Radiotherapy Charles G. Kelly and John Frew Part 3 Infections and Infestations 25 Viral Infections Jane C. Sterling 26 Bacterial Infections Roderick J. Hay and Rachael Morris Jones 27 Mycobacterial Infections Victoria M. Yates and Stephen L. Walker 28 Leprosy Diana N. J. Lockwood Introduction to Chapters 29 and 30: Global Overview of Sexually Transmitted Infections George R. Kinghorn and Rasha Omer 29 Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis George R. Kinghorn and Rasha Omer 30 Other Sexually Transmitted Bacterial Diseases George R. Kinghorn, Aparna Briggs and Nadi K. Gupta 31 HIV and the Skin Christopher B. Bunker and Vincent Piguet 32 Fungal Infections Roderick J. Hay and H. Ruth Ashbee 33 Parasitic Diseases Christopher Downing and Stephen Tyring 34 Arthropods Gentiane Monsel, Pascal Delaunay and Olivier Chosidow Index VOLUME 2 Part 4 Inflammatory Dermatoses 35 Psoriasis and Related Disorders A. David Burden and Brian Kirby 36 Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris Anthony C. Chu 37 Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Disorders Vincent Piguet, Stephen M. Breathnach and Laurence Le Cleach 38 Graft versus host Disease Tanya N. Basu 39 Eczematous Disorders John R. Ingram 40 Seborrhoeic Dermatitis Sarah Wakelin 41 Atopic Eczema Michael R. Ardern Jones, Carsten Flohr, Nick J. Reynolds and Colin A. Holden 42 Urticaria Clive E. H. Grattan and Alexander M. Marsland 43 Recurrent Angio oedema without Weals Clive E. H. Grattan and Marcus Maurer 44 Urticarial Vasculitis Elena Borzova and Clive E. H. Grattan 45 Autoinflammatory Diseases Presenting in the Skin Dan Lipsker, Clive E. H. Grattan and Christopher R. Lovell 46 Mastocytosis Clive E. H. Grattan and Deepti H. Radia 47 Reactive Inflammatory Erythemas Malcolm Rustin and Rino Cerio 48 Adamantiades Behcet Disease Christos C. Zouboulis 49 Neutrophilic Dermatoses Anthony D. Ormerod and Philip J. Hampton 50 Immunobullous Diseases Enno Schmidt and Richard Groves 51 Lupus Erythematosus Mark Goodfield, Jan Dutz and Collette McCourt 52 Antiphospholipid Syndrome Mark Goodfield and Shyamal Wahie 53 Dermatomyositis Patrick Gordon and Daniel Creamer 54 Mixed Connective Tissue Disease Mark Goodfield 55 Dermatological Manifestations of Rheumatoid Disease Mark Goodfield 56 Systemic Sclerosis Catherine H. Orteu and Christopher P. Denton 57 Morphoea and Allied Scarring and Sclerosing Inflammatory Dermatoses Catherine H. Orteu Part 5 Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders Affecting the Skin 58 Cutaneous Amyloidoses Stephan Schreml 59 Cutaneous Mucinoses Franco Rongioletti 60 Cutaneous Porphyrias Robert P. E. Sarkany 61 Calcification of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Johnny Bourke 62 Xanthomas and Abnormalities of Lipid Metabolism and Storage Paul D. Flynn 63 Nutritional Disorders Affecting the Skin Derek H. Chu, Melinda V. Jen and Albert C. Yan 64 Skin Disorders in Diabetes Mellitus Johnny Bourke Part 6 Genetic Disorders Involving the Skin 65 Inherited Disorders of Cornification Vinzenz Oji, Dieter Metze and Heiko Traupe 66 Inherited Acantholytic Disorders Mozheh Zamiri and Colin S. Munro 67 Ectodermal Dysplasias Peter Itin 68 Inherited Hair Disorders Eli Sprecher 69 Genetic Defects of Nails and Nail Growth Adam Rubin and Amy S. Paller 70 Genetic Disorders of Pigmentation Alain Taieb, Fanny Morice Picard and Khaled Ezzedine 71 Genetic Blistering Diseases John A. McGrath 72 Genetic Disorders of Collagen, Elastin and Dermal Matrix Nigel Burrows 73 Disorders Affecting Cutaneous Vasculature Anne Dompmartin, Nicole Revencu, Laurence M. Boon and Miikka Vikkula 74 Genetic Disorders of Adipose Tissue George W. M. Millington 75 Congenital Naevi and Other Developmental Abnormalities Affecting the Skin Veronica A. Kinsler and Neil J. Sebire 76 Chromosomal Disorders Alan D. Irvine and Jemima E. Mellerio 77 Poikiloderma Syndromes Alan D. Irvine and Jemima E. Mellerio 78 DNA Repair Disorders with Cutaneous Features Hiva Fassihi 79 Syndromes with Premature Ageing Alan D. Irvine and Jemima E. Mellerio 80 Hamartoneoplastic Syndromes Alan D. Irvine and Jemima E. Mellerio 81 Inherited Metabolic Diseases Andrew Morris 82 Inherited Immunodeficiency Tim Niehues and Andrew R. Gennery Part 7 Psychological, Sensory and Neurological Disorders and the Skin 83 Pruritus, Prurigo and Lichen Simplex Sonja Stander and Malcolm Greaves 84 Mucocutaneous Pain Syndromes Joanna M. Zakrzewska and Anthony Bewley 85 Neurological Conditions Affecting the Skin David J. Eedy 86 Psychodermatology and Psychocutaneous Disease Anthony Bewley and Ruth E. Taylor Index VOLUME 3 Part 8 Skin Disorders Associated with Specific Cutaneous Structure 87 Acquired Disorders of Epidermal Keratinization Anthony C. Chu and Fernanda Teixeira 88 Acquired Pigmentary Disorders Nanja van Geel and Reinhart Speeckaert 89 Acquired Disorders of Hair Andrew G. Messenger, Rodney D. Sinclair, Paul Farrant and David A. R. de Berker 90 Acne Alison M. Layton, E. Anne Eady and Christos C. Zouboulis 91 Rosacea Frank C. Powell 92 Hidradenitis Suppurativa Nemesha Desai, Hessel H. van der Zee and Gregor B. E. Jemec 93 Other Acquired Disorders of the Pilosebaceous Unit Roderick J. Hay, Rachael Morris Jones and Gregor B. E. Jemec 94 Disorders of the Sweat Glands Ian H. Coulson and Niall J. E. Wilson 95 Acquired Disorders of the Nails and Nail Unit David A. R. de Berker, Bertrand Richert and Robert Baran 96 Acquired Disorders of Dermal Connective Tissue Christopher R. Lovell 97 Granulomatous Disorders of the Skin Johnny Bourke 98 Sarcoidosis Joaquim Marcoval and Juan Mana 99 Panniculitis Luis Requena 100 Other Acquired Disorders of Subcutaneous Fat Amy Y. Y. Chen and Amit Garg Part 9 Vascular Disorders Involving the Skin 101 Purpura Tabi A. Leslie 102 Cutaneous Vasculitis Nick J. Levell and Chetan Mukhtyar 103 Dermatoses Resulting from Disorders of the Veins and Arteries Portia C. Goldsmith 104 Ulceration Resulting from Disorders of the Veins and Arteries Jurg Hafner 105 Disorders of the Lymphatic Vessels Peter S. Mortimer and Kristiana Gordon 106 Flushing and Blushing Siona Ni Raghallaigh and Frank C. Powell Part 10 Skin Disorders Associated with Specific Sites, Sex and Age 107 Dermatoses of the Scalp Paul Farrant, Megan Mowbray and Rodney D. Sinclair 108 Dermatoses of the External Ear Cameron Kennedy 109 Dermatoses of the Eye, Eyelids and Eyebrows Valerie P. J. Saw and Jonathan N. Leonard 110 Dermatoses of the Oral Cavity and Lips Crispian Scully 111 Dermatoses of the Male Genitalia Christopher B. Bunker and William M. Porter 112 Dermatoses of the Female Genitalia Fiona Lewis 113 Dermatoses of Perineal and Perianal Skin Eleanor Mallon 114 Cutaneous Complications of Stomas and Fistulae Calum Lyon 115 Dermatoses of Pregnancy Samantha Vaughan Jones 116 Dermatoses of the Neonate David G. Paige 117 Dermatoses and Haemangiomas of Infancy Elisabeth M. Higgins and Mary T. Glover Index VOLUME 4 Part 11 Skin Disorders Caused by External Agents 118 Benign Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to Drugs Michael R. Ardern Jones and Haur Yueh Lee 119 Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reactions to Drugs Sarah Walsh, Haur Yueh Lee and Daniel Creamer 120 Cutaneous Side Effects of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Louise Fearfield and Janakan Natkunarajah 121 Dermatoses Induced by Illicit Drugs Daniel Creamer and Michael Gossop 122 Dermatological Manifestations of Metal Poisoning Rabindranath Nambi 123 Mechanical Injury to the Skin Saqib J. Bashir and Ai Lean Chew 124 Pressure Injury and Pressure Ulcers Robyn Evans, Carol Ott and Madhuri Reddy 125 Cutaneous Reactions to Cold and Heat Saqib J. Bashir and Ai Lean Chew 126 Burns and Heat Injury Marc G. Jeschke 127 Cutaneous Photosensitivity Diseases Sally Ibbotson and Robert Dawe 128 Allergic Contact Dermatitis Mark Wilkinson and David Orton 129 Irritant Contact Dermatitis Jonathan M. L. White 130 Occupational Dermatology Jonathan M. L. White 131 Stings and Bites Stephen Tyring and Christopher Downing Part 12 Neoplastic, Proliferative and Infiltrative Disorders Affecting the Skin 132 Benign Melanocytic Proliferations and Melanocytic Naevi Irene Stefanaki, Christina Antoniou and Alexander Stratigos 133 Benign Keratinocytic Acanthomas and Proliferations Vishal Madan and John T. Lear 134 Cutaneous Cysts John T. Lear and Vishal Madan 135 Lymphocytic Infiltrates Fiona Child and Sean J. Whittaker 136 Cutaneous Histiocytoses Thai Hoa Tran, Elena Pope and Sheila Weitzman 137 Soft tissue Tumours and Tumour like Conditions Eduardo Calonje 138 Tumours of Skin Appendages Eduardo Calonje 139 Kaposi Sarcoma Kenneth Y. Tsai 140 Cutaneous Lymphomas Sean J. Whittaker and Fiona Child 141 Basal Cell Carcinoma Vishal Madan and John T. Lear 142 Squamous Cell Carcinoma and its Precursors Girish Gupta, Vishal Madan and John T. Lear 143 Melanoma Melanoma Clinicopathology Jean Jacques Grob and Caroline Gaudy Marqueste Melanoma Surgery Kelly B. Cha, Timothy M. Johnson and Alison B. Durham Systemic Treatment of Melanoma Reinhard Dummer and Simone M. Goldinger 144 Dermoscopy of Melanoma and Naevi Natalia Jaimes and Ashfaq A. Marghoob 145 Merkel Cell Carcinoma Ju rgen C. Becker, David Schrama and Axel zur Hausen 146 Skin Cancer in the Immunocompromised Patient Catherine A. Harwood, Jane M. McGregor and Charlotte M. Proby Part 13 Systemic Disease and the Skin 147 Cutaneous Markers of Internal Malignancy Lennart Emtestam and Karin Sartorius 148 The Skin and Disorders of the Haematopoietic and Immune Systems Robert Gniadecki 149 The Skin and Endocrine Disorders Ralf Paus 150 The Skin and Disorders of the Heart Sonja Molin and Thomas Ruzicka 151 The Skin and Disorders of the Respiratory System Sonja Molin and Thomas Ruzicka 152 The Skin and Disorders of the Digestive System Sonja Molin and Thomas Ruzicka 153 The Skin and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract Sonja Molin and Thomas Ruzicka 154 The Skin and Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System Christopher R. Lovell Part 14 Aesthetic Dermatology 155 Skin Ageing Dana L. Sachs, Gary Fisher and John J. Voorhees 156 Cosmeceuticals Eubee Koo, Alexandra B. Kimball and Molly Wanner 157 Soft Tissue Augmentation (Fillers) Berthold Rzany 158 Aesthetic Uses of Botulinum Toxins Nicholas J. Lowe 159 Chemical Peels Chee Leok Goh and Joyce Teng Ee Lim 160 Lasers and Energy based Devices Nazanin Saedi and Christopher B. Zachary Index