Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgment
Introduction
Approach to Dermatologic Diagnosis
Outline of Dermatologic Diagnosis
Special Clinical and Laboratory Aids to Dermatological Diagnosis
Part I: Disorders Presenting in the Skin and Mucous Membranes
1.Disorders of Sebaceous & Apocrine Glands
2.Eczema/Dermatitis
3.Psoriasis
4.Ichthyoses
5.Miscellaneous Epidermal Disorders
6.Bullous Diseases
7.Miscellaneous Inflammatory Disorders
8. Severe and Life Threatening Eruptions in the Acutely Ill
9. Benign Neoplasms and Hyperplasias
10.Photosensitivity, Photo-Induced Disorders, and Disorders by Ionizing Radiation
11.Precancerous Lesions and Cutaneous Carcinomas
12.Melanoma Precursors and Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
13.Pigmentary Disorders
Part II: Dermatology and Internal Medicine
14.The Skin Signs in Immune, Autoimmune, and Rheumatic Disorders
15.Endocrine, Metabolic, Nutritional and Genetic Diseases
16.Skin Signs of Vascular Insufficiency
17. Skin Signs of Renal Insufficiency
18.Skin Signs of Systemic Cancers
19.Skin Signs of Hematologic Disease
20.Cutaneous Lymphomas & Sarcoma
21. Skin Diseases in Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation
22.Adverse Cutaneous Drug Reactions
23.Disorders of Psychiatric Etiology
Part III. Diseases Due to Microbial Agents
24.Bacterial Infections Involving the Skin
25.Fungal Infections of the Skin and Hair
26.Rickettsial Infections
27.Viral Infections of Skin and Mucosa
28.Arthropod Insect Bites, Stings, and Cutaneous Infections
29. Systemic Parasitic Infections
30.Sexually Transmitted Infections
31.Human Retroviral Infections and Mucocutaneous Manifestations of HIV/AIDS Disease
Part IV: Skin Signs of Hair, Nail, and Mucosal Disorders
32.Disorders of Hair Follicles and Related Disorders
33.Disorders of the Nail Apparatus
34.Disorders of the Mouth
35.Disorders of the Genitalia, Perineum, and Anus
36. The Eye
37.Generalized Pruritis without Skin Lesions
Appendices
Appendix A: "Travel" Dermatology
Appendix B: Dermatologic Manifestations of Diseases Inflicted by Biologic Warfare/Bioterrorism
Appendix C: Chemical Bioterrorism and Industrial Accidents
Appendix D: Drug Use in Pregnancy
Index

About the Author

Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Dermatology, The University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.



Richard A. Johnson, MDCM, Clinical Instructor in Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Clinical Associate in Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate in Dermatology, Beth Israel Hospital, Associate Physician (Dermatology), Brigham & Women's Hospital, Dermatologist, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA.