Table of Contents

1: Introduction to Dermatopathologic Diagnosis 2: Biopsy Techniques 3: Histology of the Skin 4: Laboratory Methods 5: Outline of Cutaneous Pathology 6: Congenital Diseases (Genodermatoses) 7: Noninfectious Erythematous, Papular, and Squamous Diseases 8: Vascular Diseases 9: Noninfectious Vesiculobullous and Vesiculopustular Diseases 10: Connective Tissue Diseases 11: Cutaneous Toxicities of Drugs 12: The Photosensitivity Disorders 13: Disorders Associated with Physical Agents: Heat, Cold, Radiation, and Trauma 14: Noninfectious Granulomas 15: Degenerative Diseases and Perforating Disorders 16: Cutaneous Manifestations of Nutritional Deficiency States and Gastrointestinal Disease 17: Metabolic Diseases of the Skin 18: Inflammatory Diseases of Hair Follicles, Sweat Glands, and Cartilage 19: Inflammatory Diseases of the Nail 20: Inflammatory Diseases of the Subcutaneous Fat 21: Bacterial Diseases 22: Treponemal Diseases 23: Fungal Diseases 24: Protozoan Diseases and Parasitic Infestations 25: Diseases Caused by Viruses 26: The Histiocytoses 27: Pigmentary Disorders of the Skin 28: Benign Pigmented Lesions and Malignant Melanoma 29: Tumors and Cysts of the Epidermis 30: Tumors of the Epidermal Appendages 31: Cutaneous Lymphomas and Leukemias 32: Tumors of Fibrous Tissue Involving the Skin 33: Vascular Tumors: Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions of Blood Vessels and Lymphatics 34: Tumors with Fatty, Muscular, Osseous, and Cartilaginous Differentiation 35: Tumors of Neural Tissue 36: Metastatic Carcinoma of the Skin: Incidence and Dissemination Appendix Index