Lecture Notes: Dermatology

Robin Graham-Brown is Director of services for older people, University Hospitals Leicester. He is a consultant dermatologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary. He is also honorary senior lecturer in dermatology in the University of Leicester, and was president of the British Association of Dermatologists 2005/06. Tony Burns is Editor of Rook s Textbook of Dermatology and Emeritus Consultant Dermatologist at the Royal Leicester Infirmary.

Contributor, vi Preface, vii Acknowledgements, viii 1 Structure and function of the skin, hair and nails, 1 2 Approach to the diagnosis of dermatological disease, 10 3 Bacterial and viral infections, 19 4 Fungal infections, 30 5 Ectoparasite infections, 40 6 Acne, acneiform eruptions and rosacea, 51 7 Eczema, 60 8 Psoriasis, 69 9 Benign and malignant skin tumours, 79 10 Naevi, 95 11 Inherited disorders, 102 12 Pigmentary disorders, 110 13 Disorders of the hair and nails, 115 14 Bullous disorders, 123 15 Miscellaneous erythematous and papulosquamous disorders, and light-induced skin diseases, 130 16 Vascular disorders, 142 17 Connective tissue diseases, 149 18 Pruritus, 157 19 Systemic disease and the skin, 162 20 Skin and the psyche, 170 21 Cutaneous drug reactions, 175 22 Treatment of skin disease, 181 23 Emergency dermatology, 188 Case study questions, 191 Multiple choice questions, 202 Answers to case study questions, 204 Answers to multiple choice questions, 206 Glossary of dermatological terms, 207 Index, 212