Shimizu's Dermatology

1 Structure and function of the skin, 1
 
2 Histopathology of the skin, 43
 
3 Dermoscopy, 57
 
4 Description of skin lesions, 67
 
5 Diagnosis of skin diseases, 81
 
6 Treatment of skin diseases, 92
 
7 Eczema and dermatitis, 116
 
8 Urticaria, prurigo, and pruritus, 134
 
9 Erythema and erythroderma, 145
 
10 Drug-induced skin reactions and graft-versus-host disease, 158
 
11 Vasculitis, purpura, and other vascular diseases, 171
 
12 Collagen diseases, 203
 
13 Physicochemical injury and photosensitive diseases, 234
 
14 Blistering and pustular diseases, 254
 
15 Disorders of keratinization, 285
 
16 Disorders of skin color, 325
 
17 Metabolic disorders, 340
 
18 Disorders of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, 363
 
19 Disorders of the skin appendages, 387
 
20 Nevi and neurocutaneous syndromes, 405
 
21 Benign skin tumors, 439
 
22 Malignant skin tumors, lymphomas, and melanomas, 481
 
23 Viral infections, 528
 
24 Bacterial infections, 556
 
25 Fungal diseases, 576
 
26 Mycobacterial infections, 593
 
27 Sexually transmitted infections, 605
 
28 Skin diseases caused by arthropods (insects, spiders, crustaceans) and other noxious animals, 613
 
Appendix: Main genodermatoses and their causative genes and proteins, 626
 
Index, 630

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