Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, Eighth Edition, 2 Volume set  (English, Book, Goldsmith Lowell)

Encyclopedic in scope yet skillfully edited to make it easy to read and understand, Fitzpatrick's delivers everything you need to know about skin, skin symptoms, and skin diseases. Presented in full color and backed by the expertise of 500 internationally known contributors. Fitzpatrick's covers the entire field - from the basic science of skin to the day-to-day clinical issues of managing common skin diseases.

• More than 3,000 full-color photographs
• DVD with image bank includes downloadable figures from the text
• More than 500 tables
• Therapeutic ladders with first-, second-, and third-line therapies
• NEW or thoroughly revised chapters on psoriasis; skin disease in immunosuppressed patients; epidermal stem cells; hair growth disorders; neonatal, pediatric, and adolescent dermatology; radiotherapy; immunobiologicals and cytokines; and lasers for rejuvenation
• EXPANDED medical and surgical therapeutics sections

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION

Section 1: General Considerations
Section 2: Approach to Dermatologic Diagnosis
Section 3: Overview of Biology, Development, and Structure of Skin
PART II: DISORDERS PRESENTING IN SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Section 4: inflammatory Disorders Based on T-Cell Reactivity and Dysregulation
Section 5: Inflammatory Diseases Based on Neutrophilsand Eosinophils
Section 6: Inflammatory Diseases Based on Abnormal Humoral Reactivity and Other Inflammatory Diseases
Section 7: Disorders of Epidermal Differentiation and Keratinization
Section 8: Disorders of Epidermal and Dermal-Epidermal Cohesion and Vesicular and Bullous Disorders
Section 9: Disorders of the Dermal Connective Tissue
Section 10: Disorders of Subcutaneous Tissue
Section 11: Disorders of Melanocytes
Section 12. Disorders of the Oral and Genital Integument

PART III: DISORDERS OF THE SKIN APPENDAGES

Section 13: Disorders of the Sebaceous Glands
Section 14: Disorders of the Eccrine and Apocnne Glands Section
Section 15: Disorders of the Hair and Nails

PART IV: DISORDERS DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT

Section 16. Disorders Due to Ultraviolet Radiation
Section 17: Skin Changes Due to Other Physical and Chemical Factors

PART V: NEUROCUTANEOUS AND PSYCHOCUTANEOUS ASPECTS OF SKIN DISEASE

Section 18 Neurocutaneous and PsychocutaneOus Skin Disease

PART VI: SKIN CHANGES ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

Section 19: From Birth to Old Age

PART VII: NEOPLASIA

Section 20: Carcinogenesis
Section 21: Epidermal and Appendageal Tumors
Section 22: Melanocytic Tumors
Section 23: Tumors and Hyperplasias of the Dorm's and Subcutaneous Fat

PART VIII: THE SKIN IN SYSTEMIC DISEASE

Section 24: Skin in Nutritional. Metabolic. and Heritable Disease
Section 25: Skin Manifestations of Bone Marrow or Blood Chemistry Disorders
Section 26: Skin Manifestations of Internal Organ Disorders
Section 27: The Skin in Vascular and Connective Tissue and Other Autoimmune Disorders
Section 28: The Skin in inflammatory and Other Vascular Disorders

PART IX: DISEASE DUE TO MICROBIAL AGENTS INFESTATIONS, BITES. AND STINGS

Section 29: Bacterial Disease
Section 30: Fungal Diseases
Section 31: Viral and Rickettsial Diseases
Section 32: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Section 33: Infestations. Bites, and Stings

PART X: OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES AND SKIN DISEASES DUE TO BIOLOGIC WARFARE

Section 34: Occupational Skin Diseases
Section 35. The Skin in Bioterrorism and Biologic Warfare

PART XI: THERAPEUTICS

Section 36: Topical Therapy
Section 37: Systemic Therapy
Section 38. Physical Treatments
Section 39: Complementary and Alternative Dermatology
Section 40: Surgery in Dermatology Section
Section 41: Cosmetic Dermatology Index
Index