For virtually every kind of skin lesion, this skill-sharpening resource has everything you need to successfully perform differential diagnosis at the microscopic level. Dermatopathology features a systematic, algorithmic approach that cuts through the complexity of the discipline's traditional disease-oriented focus, providing a ready-to-use diagnostic tool that puts the entire world of dermatopathology into perspective.



Filled with hundreds of color photomicrographs, the book features a clear five-part organization and 37 detailed chapters'each reflecting the scientifically rigorous, up-to-date insights of authors who are acknowledged experts in the field. The book's vast scope encompasses all skin disease processes'inflammatory, non-inflammatory, infections, and proliferations (harmatomas, hyperplasias, and neoplasms, plus disorders of nails and oral mucosa).



Features

* NEW! Full chapters on laboratory methods, stains, and updated immunohistochemistry facilitate identification, interpretation, and subsequent accurate diagnosis
* NEW! Revised chapters provide important new information on inflammatory conditions, infections, and melanocytic, vascular, lymphoid, and other neoplastic conditions
* NEW! Updated and added material on special staining and immunohistochemistry, including monoclonal antibodies and fluorescence
* Numerous easy-access tables, bulleted lists, and charts in each chapter
* NEW! Includes an online image bank featuring all images present in the book
Contents:

PART ONE: INFLAMMATORY REACTIONS
1. Introduction to Microscopic Interpretation
2. Spongiotic Dermatitis
3. Interface Dermatitis
4. Psoriasiform Dermatitis
5. Superficial and Deep Perivascular Dermatitis
6. Nodular and Diffuse Infiltrates
7. Intraepidermal Vesiculopustular Dermatitis
8. Subepidermal Vesicular Dermatitis
9. Vasculitis and Related Conditions
10. Disorders of Cutaneous Appendages
11. Panniculitis and Fasciitis
12. Cutaneous Reactions to Drugs
13. Cutaneous Reactions to Exogenous Agents
PART TWO: PREDOMINANTLY NON-INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS
14. Alterations of the Stratum Corneum and Epidermis
15. Disorders of Pigmentation
16. Deposition Disorders
17. Alterations of Collagen and Elastin
18. Ectopic Tissue
PART THREE: INFECTIONS
19. Bacterial Infections
20. The Treponemal and Rickettsial Diseases
21. Fungal Infections
22. Viral Infections
23. Protozoal and Algal Infections
24. Helminthic Diseases
PART FOUR: PROLIFERATIONS--HAMARTOMAS, HYPERPLASIAS, NEOPLASIAS
25. Cutaneous Cysts and Related Lesions
26. Tumors of the Epidermis
27. Tumors of Melanocytes
28. Tumors with Hair Follicle and Sebaceous Differentiation
29. Sweat Gland Tumors
30. Fibrous Tumors
31. Vascular Tumors
32. Tumors of Fat, Muscle, Cartilage, and Bone
33. Neural and Neuroendocrine Tumors
34. Lymphoid, Leukemic, and Other Cellular Infiltrates
35. Cutaneous Metastases
PART FIVE: DISORDERS OF NAILS AND ORAL MUCOSA
36. Disorders of the Nail Apparatus
37. Disorders of Oral Mucosa
APPENDIX
Molecular Biologic Techniques