Shimizu's Dermatology (eBook)

Hiroshi Shimizu, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. Professor Shimizu heads the dermatology department of Hokkaido University, one of the world's leading centers for dermatologic research, and has 35 years of clinical and research expertise. He is extremely well known all over the world and is the author of Shimizu's Textbook of Dermatology, recognized in the field for its clarity and ease of use, combined with outstanding illustrations.

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

"There are so many introductory dermatology books that it is surprising to find one that distinguishes itself from all the others. This second edition (the first edition was published 2007) achieves the perfect balance between discussing basic dermatologic principles for nondermatologists and informing readers about the complexities and concerns that seasoned dermatologists would take into consideration with regards to evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment...All in all, this is a terrific book because it addresses the major pertinent concepts for understanding dermatology...Dermatology primers have different strengths. This book does it all." (Doody Enterprises June 2017)