Pediatric Dermatology

Provides practical and concise guidance on the recognition and treatment of more than 100 pediatric and adolescent skin conditions. Key features: all chapters are significantly reviewed and updated; provides 13 new chapters on topics such as pigmentary Mosaicism, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, polymorphous light eruption; more than 60 new full-colour images - more than 300 in total.

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Now updated into a third edition, this best-selling quick reference provides practical and concise guidance on the recognition and treatment of more than 100 pediatric and adolescent skin conditions.

Key Features:


All chapters are significantly reviewed and updated.
Provides 13 new chapters on topics such as pigmentary mosaicism, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, polymorphous light eruption, acrodermatitis enteropathica, aplasia cutis congenita, dermoid cysts, kwashiorkor, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Features 79 new full-colour images to aid in accurate visual diagnosis - with more than 300 colour images in total.
Must-have information on each condition is presented in the precise sequence in which it is required in the clinical setting: etiology/epidemiology; symptoms and signs; how to make the diagnosis; treatment; prognosis; referral considerations; and resources for families.


Content highlights:
• Approach to the patient with a rash.
• Diagnostic Techniques.
• Therapeutics.
• Dermatitis.
• Acne.
• Localized Viral Infections.
• Systemic Viral Infections.
• Localized Bacterial Infections.
• Systemic Bacterial, Rickettsial, or Spirochetal Infections with Skin Manifestations.
• Funal and Yeast Infections.
• Papulosquamous Diseases.
• Vascular Lesions.
• Hypopigmentation.
• Hyperpigmentation.
• Lumps and Bumps.
• Bullous Diseases.
• Genodermatoses.
• Hair Disorders.
• Skin Disorders in Neonates/Infants.
• Acute Drug/Toxic Reactions.
• Cutaneous Manifestations of Rheumatologic Diseases.
• Nutritional Dermatoses.
• Other Disorders.