Atlas of Geriatric Dermatology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781447145783)

This is a comprehensive, practical, densely illustrated diagnostic and therapeutic guide for all geriatric dermatology providers. The book comprises 50 chapters and over 600 color photographs on topics ranging from common conditions such as basal cell carcinoma, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis to unusual conditions such as angiosarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, and porphyria cutanea tarda.

Sections include:

- Inflammatory conditions (including contact dermatitis, alopecia, erythema multiforme, pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid, porphyria, pruritus, psoriasis, rosacea, seborrhea, urticaria, xerosis, and more)

- Infections (fungus, herpes simplex and zoster, scabies, lice, and warts)

- Skin signs in systemic disease (skin tags, cutaneous metastases, xanthomas)

- Regional dermatoses (intertrigo, leg ulcers, pressure sores)

- Benign tumors (chondrodermatitis, cysts, ganglion, fibrous papule, seborrheic keratoses, lentigines, and benign vascular lesions)

- Pre-malignant and malignant tumors (actinic keratoses, angiosarcoma, basal cell carcinoma, dermatofibroma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, intraepidermal neoplasia, Kaposi's sarcoma, keratoacanthoma, lentigo maligna, cutaneous lymphoma, Mycosis fiungoides, melanoma, nevi and moles, and squamous cell carcinoma)

Author: Robert A. Norman, Edward M. Young Jr
ISBN-10: 144714578X
ISBN-13: 9781447145783
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 08/22/2013
Pages: 347
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.78lbs
Size: 11.31h x 8.41w x 0.82d