Dermatology Online

Section One - Overview of basic science Introduction Anatomy and physiology Embryology Molecular biology Immunology Section Two - Pruritus Mediators of itch Pruritus and dysesthesias Psychocutaneous diseases Section Three - Papulosquamous and eczematous dermatoses Psoriasis Other papulosquamous disorders Erythroderma Lichen planus and lichenoid dermatoses Atopic dermatitis Eczematous group Contact dermatitis, allergic Contact dermatitis, irritant Occupational dermatoses Dermatoses due to plants Section Four - Urticarias, erythemas and purpuras Urticaria and angioedema Erythemas Erythema multiforme Toxic epidermal necrolysis Drug reactions Purpura: Introductory chapter Purpuras, pigmented purpuras and vasculopathies Vasculitis Eosinophilic dermatoses Neutrophilic dermatoses Pregnancy dermatoses Section Five - Vesiculobullous diseases Biology of the basement membrane zone Pemphigus Pemphigoid group Developmental anomalies EB Other vesiculobullous diseases Congenital erosive and vesiculopustular dermatoses Section Six - Adnexal diseases Structure and function of apocrine, eccrine and sebaceous glands Acne vulgaris Acne rosacea Folliculitis and the follicular occlusion tetrad Disorders of sweat glands Section Seven - Rheumatologic diseases Autoantibodies and their clinical significance Lupus erythematosus Dermatomyositis Scleroderma Other rheumatologic diseases Section Eight - Metabolic and systemic diseases Mucinoses Amyloidosis Deposition diseases Porphyrias Cutaneous ossification and calcification Nutritional diseases Skin signs of systemic disease Section Nine - Genodermatoses Basic principles of genetics Genetic basis of cutaneous diseases Biology of keratinocytes Ichthyoses and related disorders Keratodermas Darier's disease and Hailey-Hailey Immunodeficiences Neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis Mosaicism and linear lesions Other genodermatoses - tumorigenesis Other genodermatoses - enzyme deficiency diseases Other genodermatoses - premature aging syndromes and poikilodermas Other genodermatoses - ectodermal dysplasias Section Ten - Pigmentary disorders Biology of melanocytes Vitiligo and other disorders of hypopigmentation Dermatitis herpetiformis and linear IgA bullous dermatosis Disorders of hyperpigmentation - diffuse, circumscribed Disorders of hyperpigmentation - linear, reticulated Section Eleven - Hair, nails and mucous membranes Biology of hair and nails Alopecias Hirsutism and hypertrichosis Nails Oral diseases Anogenital (non-venereal) diseases Section Twelve - Infections, infestations and bites Bacterial diseases Mycobacterial infections Rickettsial diseases Fungal diseases Human immunodeficiency virus Human papilloma virus Herpes simplex virus Other viral diseases Venereal diseases Worms and protozoa Infestations Bites and stings Section Thirteen - Disorders due to physical agents Ultraviolet light Photodermatoses Environmental and sports-related skin diseases Signs of drug abuse Signs of child abuse Section Fourteen - Disorders of Langerhans cells and macrophages Histiocytosis Xanthomas Non-infectious granulomas Foreign bodies Section Fifteen - Atrophies and disorders of dermal connective tissue Biology of the extracellular matrix Perforating disorders Morphea and lichen sclerosus Ehler-Danlos syndrome, PXE and cutis laxa Dermal hypertropies Atrophies of connective tiisue Electrosurgery Section Sixteen - Disorder of subcutaneous fat Panniculitis Lipodystrophies Section Seventeen - Vascular disorders Vascular biology Infantile hemangiomas Vascular malformations Ulcers Other vascular disorders Section Eighteen - Neoplasms of the skin Principles of tumor biology and pathogenesis of BCCs and SCCs AKS, BCC, SCC Benign epithelial tumors and proliferations Cysts Adnexal neoplasms Benign melanocytic neoplasms Melanoma Vascular neoplasms and proliferations Neural neoplasms Fibrohistiocytic neoplasms and tendon proliferations Muscle, bone, cartilage and adipose neoplasms Mastocytosis B cell lymphomas T cell lymphomas Other lymphoproliferative and myeloproliferative diseases Cutaneous metastases Section Nineteen - Medical therapy Public health science in dermatology Skin barrier and percutaneous pharmacokinetics Corticosteroids Retinoids Anti-microbial drugs Immunomodulators Other topical medications Other systemic drugs Drug-drug interactions Alternative medicine Section Twenty - Physical treatment modalities Ultraviolet light therapy Photodynamic therapy Principles of lasers Laser therapy Cryotherapy Radiation Section Twenty-one - Surgery Principles of wound healing Surgical anatomy Anesthesia Sutures and needles Dressings Biopsy techniques and excisions Flaps Grafts Nail surgery Mohs surgery Surgical complications and optimizing outcomes Section Twenty-two - Cosmetic surgery Introduction Cosmetics and cosmeceuticals Sunscreens Chemical peels Sclerotherapy and ambulatory phlebectomy Liposuction Hair transplantation Soft tissue augmentation Botulinum toxin