Main description:

Now in a fully revised thirteenth edition, Andrews' Diseases of the Skin remains your single-volume, must-have resource for core information in dermatology. From residency through clinical practice, this award-winning title ensures that you stay up to date with new tools and strategies for diagnosis and treatment, new entities and newly recognized diseases, and current uses for tried-and-true and newer medications. It's the reference you'll turn to again and again when faced with a clinical conundrum or therapeutically challenging skin disease. Utilizes a concise, clinically focused, user-friendly format that clearly covers the full range of common and rare skin diseases. Provides access to approximately 20 videos online, depicting chemical peels, Q-switched laser tattoo removal, ED&C (electrodesiccation and curettage), nerve block, and more. Provides outstanding visual support with 1,340 illustrations - more than 500 new to this edition. Presents comprehensively updated information throughout, including new and unusual clinical presentations of syphilis, new diagnostic classifications and therapies for vascular anomalies, and an updated pediatric and genodermatosis review. Covers new and evolving treatments for inflammatory, neoplastic, and blistering skin diseases among others.? New biologics and phosphodiesterase inhibitors for psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, JAK inhibitors for alopecia areata and vitiligo, immune checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma and rituximab for pemphigus are all covered. Features a revised and revamped cutaneous adverse drug reaction section, including novel eruptions from new and emerging chemotherapeutic agents and small molecule/targeted inhibitors. Discusses new and emerging viruses including Zika and human polyomaviruses. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

Contents:

Andrews' Diseases of the Skin 13e 1. Skin: Basic Structure and Function 2. Cutaneous Signs and Diagnosis 3. Dermatoses Resulting from Physical Factors 4. Pruritus and Neurocutaneous Dermatoses 5. Atopic Dermatitis, Eczema, and Noninfectious Immunodeficiency Disorders 6. Contact Dermatitis and Drug Eruptions 7. Erythema and Urticaria 8. Connective Tissue Diseases 9. Mucinoses 10. Seborrheic Dermatitis, Psoriasis, Recalcitrant Palmoplantar Eruptions, Pustular Dermatitis, and Erythroderma 11. Pityriasis Rosea, Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris, and Other Papulosquamous and Hyperkeratotic Diseases 12. Lichen Planus and Related Conditions 13. Acne 14. Bacterial Infections 15. Diseases Resulting from Fungi and Yeasts 16. Mycobacterial Diseases 17. Hansen's Disease 18. Syphilis, Yaws, Bejel, and Pinta 19. Viral Diseases 20. Parasitic Infestations, Stings, and Bites 21. Chronic Blistering Dermatoses 22. Nutritional Diseases 23. Diseases of Subcutaneous Fat 24. Endocrine Diseases 25. Abnormalities of Dermal Fibrous and Elastic Tissue 26. Errors in Metabolism 27. Genodermatoses and Congenital Anomalies 28. Dermal and Subcutaneous Tumours 29. Epidermal Nevi, Neoplasms, and Cysts 30. Melanocytic Nevi and Neoplasms 31. Macrophage/Monocyte Disorders 32. Cutaneous Lymphoid Hyperplasia, Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma, Other Malignant Lymphomas, and Allied Diseases 33. Diseases of the Skin Appendages 34. Disorders of the Mucous Membranes 35. Cutaneous Vascular Diseases 36. Disturbances of Pigmentation 37. Dermatologic Surgery 38. Laser Surgery 39. Cosmetic Dermatology