Main description:

The fourth edition of Textbook of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology is updated according to the syllabus for undergraduates, recommended by the Medical Council of India. This book will also be helpful for postgraduates and clinicians in their day-to-day practice.

Extensively revised, updated, and strengthened to keep up with the latest changes in the standard books of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Thoroughly revised topics like topical and systemic therapies, syndromic management of STI, and HIV infection
Describes common phenomenon and signs as well as bedside and laboratory tests
Inclusion of new figures and tables, and case scenarios
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Contents:

Contents

Preface to the Fourth Edition vii

Preface to the First Edition ix

1. Introduction

2. Physiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology of the Skin

3. Principles of Clinical Diagnosis

4. Phenomenon, Signs, and Tests

5. Side Laboratory Procedures

6. Bacterial Infections

7. Viral Infections

8. Fungal Infections

9. Infestations and Protozoal Infections

10. Papulosquamous Disorders

11. Eczema

12. Blistering Disorders (Vesiculobullous Disorders)

13. Tuberculosis of Skin (Cutaneous Tuberculosis)

14. Connective Tissue Disorders and Vasculitis

15. Urticaria, Pruritus, and Drug Eruptions

16. Disorders of Pigmentation

17. Disorders of Keratinization

18. Genodermatoses (Neurocutaneous Syndromes)

19. Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders

20. Disorders of Sebaceous and Sweat Glands

21. Disorders of Hair and Nails

22. Systemic Diseases and Skin

23. Psychological Aspect of Skin Diseases (Psychocutaneous

Disorders)

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24. Benign, Premalignant, and Malignant Tumors of the Skin

25. Skin and Age

26. Genital Ulcer Disease

27. Syphilis

28. Chancroid, Donovanosis, Herpes Genitalis,

and Lymphogranuloma Venereum

29. Gonorrhea and Nongonococcal Urethritis

30. Other STDs and Syndromic Management of STIs

31. Human Immunodefi ciency Virus Infection

32. Leprosy (Hansen's Disease): Clinical Aspects

and Diagnosis

33. Leprosy: Complications

34. Leprosy: Treatment

35. Differential Diagnosis

36. Topical Therapy

37. Systemic Therapy: Part I

38. Systemic Therapy: Part II

39. New and Emerging Topical, Systemic, and Light-Based Therapies

40. Basic Dermatologic Surgery and Cosmetology

Appendices

A. Diagrammatic Representation of Lesions in Leprosy

B. Terminology in Histopathology

C. Staining Techniques

D. Medical Curriculum: Dermatology, Venereology,

and Leprology for MBBS

Index