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Dermatology DDX Deck

  • 4th Edition - October 14, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: James G. H. Dinulos, M. Shane Chapman, Andrew E. Werchniak, Dorothea T. Barton, Mary Wu Chang
  • Language: English

Completely portable, uniquely convenient, and highly rated through three outstanding editions, Dermatology DDx Deck, 4th Edition, remains your go-to reference of choice to com… Read more

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Completely portable, uniquely convenient, and highly rated through three outstanding editions, Dermatology DDx Deck, 4th Edition, remains your go-to reference of choice to compare potential dermatologic diagnoses visually, side by side. Each laminated card includes multiple full-color images and information about a particular diagnosis, as well as cross-references (DDx refs) to other potential diagnoses.

Key features

  • Offers reliable, practical, and efficient guidance on the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of more than 160 of the most common dermatologic disorders, with clinical tips presented by experts
  • Assists with fast, visual differential diagnosis of inflammatory dermatoses; infectious skin diseases; skin tumors, including melanoma and non-melanoma cancers; drug eruptions and hypersensitivity syndromes; and hair, nail, and neonatal skin disorders
  • Features updated clinical images covering a wide array of skin tones and presentations for each condition, as well as updated drug and treatment information, including topical corticosteroids
  • Allows fast access to all the information you need to arrive at the most accurate diagnosis, educate patients in the exam room, or prepare for the board review exam—making it an ideal resource for primary care clinicians, nurses, and trainees
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish after the publication date

Readership

Dermatology

Table of contents

SECTION 1 TOPICAL THERAPY
Chapter 1 Basic principles of treatment
Chapter 2 Topical corticosteroids

SECTION 2 ECZEMA
Chapter 3 Acute eczematous inflammation
Chapter 4 Rhus dermatitis (poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac)
Chapter 5 Subacute eczematous inflammation
Chapter 6 Chronic eczematous inflammation
Chapter 7 Lichen simplex chronicus
Chapter 8 Hand eczema
Chapter 9 Asteatotic eczema
Chapter 10 Chapped, fissured feet
Chapter 11 Allergic contact dermatitis
Chapter 12 Irritant contact dermatitis
Chapter 13 Fingertip eczema
Chapter 14 Keratolysis exfoliativa
Chapter 15 Nummular eczema
Chapter 16 Pompholyx
Chapter 17 Prurigo nodularis
Chapter 18 Stasis dermatitis
Chapter 19 Venous leg ulcers
Chapter 20 Atopic dermatitis
Chapter 21 Autosomal-dominant ichthyosis vulgaris
Chapter 22 Keratosis pilaris
Chapter 23 Pityriasis alba

SECTION 3 URTICARIA
Chapter 24 Acute urticaria
Chapter 25 Chronic urticaria
Chapter 26 Physical urticaria
Chapter 27 Angioedema
Chapter 28 Mastocytosis (urticaria pigmentosa)
Chapter 29 Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy

SECTION 4 ACNE, ROSACEA, AND RELATED DISORDERS
Chapter 30 Comedonal acne
Chapter 31 Pustular acne
Chapter 32 Nodulocystic acne
Chapter 33 Perioral (periorificial) dermatitis
Chapter 34 Rosacea (acne rosacea)
Chapter 35 Hidradenitis suppurativa

SECTION 5 PSORIASIS AND OTHER PAPULOSQUAMOUS DISEASES
Chapter 36 Psoriasis: hands and feet
Chapter 37 Psoriasis: lesions
Chapter 38 Psoriasis: nails
Chapter 39 Psoriasis: special forms
Chapter 40 Seborrheic dermatitis
Chapter 41 Grover disease (transient acantholytic dermatosis)
Chapter 42 Pityriasis rosea
Chapter 43 Lichen planus
Chapter 44 Lichen sclerosus
Chapter 45 Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta

SECTION 6 BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Chapter 46 Impetigo
Chapter 47 Cellulitis
Chapter 48 Folliculitis
Chapter 49 Pseudofolliculitis barbae
Chapter 50 Furuncles and carbuncles
Chapter 51 Pseudomonas folliculitis
Chapter 52 Otitis externa

SECTION 7 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
Chapter 53 Syphilis
Chapter 54 Chancroid
Chapter 55 Genital warts
Chapter 56 Genital herpes simplex
Chapter 57 Pubic lice
Chapter 58 Molluscum contagiosum

SECTION 8 VIRAL INFECTIONS
Chapter 59 Warts (verruca vulgaris)
Chapter 60 Flat warts
Chapter 61 Plantar warts
Chapter 62 Molluscum contagiosum in children
Chapter 63 Herpes simplex (cold sores, fever blisters)
Chapter 64 Varicella (chickenpox)
Chapter 65 Herpes zoster (shingles)
Chapter 66 Hand, foot, and mouth disease

SECTION 9 FUNGAL INFECTIONS
Chapter 67 Candidiasis (moniliasis)
Chapter 68 Candidal balanitis
Chapter 69 Candidiasis (diaper dermatitis)
Chapter 70 Candidiasis of large skinfolds (Candida intertrigo)
Chapter 71 Tinea versicolor
Chapter 72 Tinea of the nails
Chapter 73 Angular cheilitis (perlèche)
Chapter 74 Cutaneous fungal infections (tinea)
Chapter 75 Tinea of the foot (tinea pedis)
Chapter 76 Tinea of the groin
Chapter 77 Tinea of the body
Chapter 78 Tinea of the hand (tinea manuum)
Chapter 79 Tinea incognito
Chapter 80 Tinea of the scalp (tinea capitis)
Chapter 81 Tinea of the beard

SECTION 10 EXANTHEMS AND DRUG REACTIONS
Chapter 82 Nonspecific viral rash
Chapter 83 Erythema infectiosum
Chapter 84 Cutaneous drug eruptions

SECTION 11 HYPERSENSITIVITY SYNDROMES AND VASCULITIS
Chapter 85 Erythema multiforme
Chapter 86 Stevens–Johnson syndrome
Chapter 87 Erythema nodosum
Chapter 88 Cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis (formerly called leukocytoclastic vasculitis, angiitis, hypersensitivity vasculitis)
Chapter 89 IgA vasculitis (Henoch–Schönlein purpura)
Chapter 90 Schamberg disease (Schamberg purpura)
Chapter 91 Sweet syndrome

SECTION 12 INFESTATIONS AND BITES
Chapter 92 Scabies
Chapter 93 Head lice (pediculosis)
Chapter 94 Bee, wasp, yellow jacket, and hornet stings
Chapter 95 Lyme disease
Chapter 96 Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Chapter 97 Flea bites
Chapter 98 Cutaneous larva migrans

SECTION 13 VESICULAR AND BULLOUS DISEASES
Chapter 99 Dermatitis herpetiformis
Chapter 100 Pemphigus vulgaris
Chapter 101 Pemphigus foliaceus
Chapter 102 Bullous pemphigoid

SECTION 14 CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES
Chapter 103 Chronic cutaneous lupus
Chapter 104 Acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Chapter 105 Dermatomyositis
Chapter 106 Scleroderma
Chapter 107 Morphea

SECTION 15 LIGHT-RELATED DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF PIGMENTATION
Chapter 108 Sun-damaged skin, photoaging
Chapter 109 Polymorphous light eruption
Chapter 110 Porphyria cutanea tarda
Chapter 111 Vitiligo
Chapter 112 Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
Chapter 113 Lentigo, juvenile lentigo, solar lentigo
Chapter 114 Melasma (chloasma, mask of pregnancy)

SECTION 16 BENIGN SKIN TUMORS
Chapter 115 Seborrheic keratosis
Chapter 116 Skin tags
Chapter 117 Dermatofibroma
Chapter 118 Keloids and hypertrophic scars
Chapter 119 Keratoacanthoma
Chapter 120 Nevus sebaceus
Chapter 121 Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
Chapter 122 Epidermal cyst
Chapter 123 Pilar cyst
Chapter 124 Sebaceous hyperplasia
Chapter 125 Syringomas

SECTION 17 PREMALIGNANT AND MALIGNANT NONMELANOMA SKIN TUMORS
Chapter 126 Basal cell carcinoma
Chapter 127 Actinic keratosis
Chapter 128 Squamous cell carcinoma
Chapter 129 Bowen disease
Chapter 130 Leukoplakia
Chapter 131 Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
Chapter 132 Paget disease of the breast
Chapter 133 Extramammary Paget disease
Chapter 134 Cutaneous metastasis

SECTION 18 NEVI AND MALIGNANT MELANOMA
Chapter 135 Nevi, melanocytic nevi, moles
Chapter 136 Atypical mole syndrome (dysplastic nevus syndrome)
Chapter 137 Malignant melanoma, lentigo maligna
Chapter 138 Melanoma mimics
Chapter 139 Congenital melanocytic nevi

SECTION 19 VASCULAR TUMORS AND MALFORMATIONS
Chapter 140 Hemangiomas of infancy
Chapter 141 Vascular malformations
Chapter 142 Cherry angioma
Chapter 143 Angiokeratoma
Chapter 144 Venous lake
Chapter 145 Pyogenic granuloma
Chapter 146 Kaposi sarcoma
Chapter 147 Telangiectasias
Chapter 148 Spider angioma (nevus araneus)

SECTION 20 HAIR AND NAIL DISEASES
Chapter 149 Androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness)
Chapter 150 Androgenic alopecia in women (female pattern hair loss)
Chapter 151 Alopecia areata
Chapter 152 Trichotillomania
Chapter 153 Fungal nail infections
Chapter 154 Nail diseases

SECTION 21 NEONATAL DISEASE
Chapter 155 Erythema toxicum neonatorum
Chapter 156 Miliaria
Chapter 157 Cutis marmorata (physiologic) and CMTC (cutis marmorata telangiectica congenita)

SECTION 22 CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF INTERNAL DISEASE
Chapter 158 Acquired cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes
Chapter 159 Inherited cutaneous paraneoplastic syndromes
Chapter 160 Acanthosis nigricans
Chapter 161 Neurofibromatosis
Chapter 162 Tuberous sclerosis
Chapter 163 Granuloma annulare
Chapter 164 Necrobiosis lipoidica
Chapter 165 Pyoderma gangrenosum
Chapter 166 Lasers in dermatology
Chapter 167 Leishmaniasis
Chapter 168 Leprosy (Hansen Disease)
Chapter 169 Potencies of topical steroids

Review quotes

Review of the previous edition:
"The clinical descriptions accompanying each photo are excellent.They educate novices on how to appropriately use dermatology language to describe what they observe and intersperse clinical tidbits in descriptive captions." --Patricia Wong, MD (Private Practice) Doody's Review

Product details

  • Edition: 4
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 14, 2026
  • Language: English

About the authors

James G. H. Dinulos

Author
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

M. Shane Chapman

Author
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Inaugural Chair, Department of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Andrew E. Werchniak

Author
Affiliations and expertise
Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Dorothea T. Barton

Author
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Section Chief of Complex Medical Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Mary Wu Chang

Author
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA