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"2004 British Medical Association Book Competition Award Winner! Goodheart's Photoguide of Common Skin Disorders, Second Edition received FIRST Prize in the Dermatology category of the British Medical Association Book Competition." This easy-to-use reference helps practitioners quickly diagnose common skin disorders and determine appropriate treatment options. More than 500 full-color images speed diagnosis by showing the reader distinguishing characteristics of each disorder, as well as providing clear comparisons between similar looking conditions. Features of the text include formulary tables of leading topical agents and preparations by brand name, as well as patient handouts in English and Spanish. Basic dermatologic procedures are presented in a simple, easy-to-understand format, making this guide an invaluable reference for office surgery. The Second Edition features new, larger photos, more patient handouts, and new material on hirsutism, apocrine and endocrine disorders, post-adolescent (adult onset) acne, treatment modalities for acne, pitted keratolysis, miscellaneous nail disorders, and diseases affected by pregnancy. Also included is an expanded basic procedures section with new and more detailed procedures and more illustrations and photos of necessary equipment.… (more)
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pt. 1. Common skin conditions: diagnosis and management. 1. Acne and related disorders -- 2. Eczema -- 3. Psoriasis -- 4. Inflammatory eruptions of unknown cause -- 5. Superficial bacterial infections, folliculitis, and hidradenitis suppurative -- 6. Superficial viral infections -- 7. Superficial fungal infections -- 8. Viral exanthems / Kenneth Howe -- 9. Bacterial exanthems / Kenneth Howe and Herbert P. Goodheart -- 10. Hair and scalp disorders resulting in hair loss -- 11. Hirsutism -- 12. Disorders of the mouth, lips and tongue -- 13. Dieases and abnormalities of Nails --14. Pigmentary disorders -- 15. Pruritus: the 'Itchy' patient -- 16. Xerosis: the "dry" patient -- 17. Drug eruptions.; 18. Diseases of vasculature -- 19. Secually transmitted diseases / Mary Ruth Buchness and Herbert P. Goodheart -- 20. Bites, stings, and infestations -- 21. Benign skin neoplasms -- 22. Premalignant and malignant skin neoplasms -- pt. 2. Systemic conditions and the skin. 23. Skin and hair during pregnancy --Cutaneous manaifestatings of HIV infection / Ruthy Ruth Buchness -- 25. Cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease / Peter G. Burk and Herbert P. Goodheart -- pt. 3. Dermatologic procedures. 26. Basic dermatologic procedures.