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Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider
- 1st Edition - April 22, 2021
- Authors: Reid A. Waldman, Jane M. Grant-Kels
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 1 2 3 6 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 1 2 3 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 1 2 3 7 - 8
Designed for today’s busy family physicians, Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider is an easy-to-use reference covering the diagnosis and management of commonly seen derma… Read more
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Request a sales quoteDesigned for today’s busy family physicians, Dermatology for the Primary Care Provider is an easy-to-use reference covering the diagnosis and management of commonly seen dermatologic conditions. It provides practical, everyday guidance for quick reference at the point of care, including management pitfalls, clinical warning signs, specific treatment recommendations, and much more. Packed with need-to-know information, this unique resource is invaluable both when you are confident in your diagnosis and need guidance on next steps, or when you need step-by-step assistance on initial management in the absence of a definitive diagnosis.
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Highlights common management pitfalls, how to rule out acutely dangerous entities, and clinical warning signs requiring urgent referral.
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Provides specific treatment recommendations including which level of therapy is necessary, clear instructions on how to prescribe, and what to watch for.
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Includes numerous treatment algorithms throughout, as well as a differential diagnosis overview list in every chapter with cross-references to the corresponding page.
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Contains helpful information on patient education as well as answers to commonly asked patient questions.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Family Medicine
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of contributors
- List of Illustrations
- Section 1. Red and Purple Lesions That Look Like a Rash or Dermatitis
- 1. Scalp dermatitis
- Scalp psoriasis
- Warning signs/common pitfalls
- Seborrheic dermatitis—scalp
- Warning signs/common pitfalls
- Lichen planopilaris
- Counseling
- Head lice
- Allergic contact dermatitis of the scalp
- Counseling
- Tinea capitis
- Actinic keratosis
- Counseling
- Discoid lupus erythematosus (see chapter 2)
- 2. Face dermatitis
- Atopic dermatitis—face
- Periocular and periotic psoriasis (see ch 3, psoriasis)
- Seborrheic dermatitis—face
- Allergic contact dermatitis—face
- Irritant contact dermatitis—face
- Angular cheilitis
- Actinic cheilitis
- Actinic keratoses
- Acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus
- Discoid lupus erythematosus
- Orolabial herpes simplex
- Herpes zoster—face and neck
- 3. Body dermatitis
- Atopic dermatitis—trunk and extremities
- Allergic contact dermatitis—trunk
- Nummular dermatitis
- Psoriasis
- Urticaria
- Id reaction/autoeczematization
- Xerosis cutis
- Scabies
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Seborrheic dermatitis—trunk
- Notalgia paresthetica
- Tinea corporis
- Pemphigus
- Pityriasis rosea
- Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis
- Herpes zoster
- Necrobiosis lipoidica
- Leukocytoclastic vasculitis
- 4. Hand and foot dermatitis
- Hand dermatitis—with a specific focus on irritant contact dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, and dyshidrotic eczema
- Palmoplantar psoriasis (see chapter 3, psoriasis)
- Tinea pedis
- 5. Groin and inframammary dermatitis
- Intertrigo
- Inverse psoriasis (see chapter 3, “psoriasis”)
- Tinea cruris (see chapter 3, “tinea corporis”)
- Erythrasma
- Lichen sclerosus
- Red scrotum syndrome
- Fixed drug eruption
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Hailey-hailey disease
- Section 2. Red and Purple Bumps
- 6. Bumpy rashes
- Arthropod bites
- Grover disease
- Prurigo nodularis
- Renal (uremic) pruritus
- Keratosis pilaris
- Lichen nitidus
- Warts
- Molluscum contagiosum
- Genital herpes simplex
- Granuloma annulare
- Section 3. Hyperpigmented and Hypopigmented Rashes
- 7. Hyperpigmented rashes
- Melasma
- Lentigines
- Tinea versicolor
- Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis
- Acanthosis nigricans
- 8. Hypopigmented rashes
- Pityriasis alba
- Vitiligo
- Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis
- Progressive macular hypomelanosis
- Nevus anemicus
- Nevus depigmentosus
- Striae distensae
- Section 4. Skin Growths
- 9. Acne and acne-related conditions
- Acne
- Rosacea
- Perioral dermatitis
- Folliculitis/furuncles/carbuncles
- Pityrosporum folliculitis
- Pseudofolliculitis barbae
- Hidradenitis suppurativa
- Acne keloidalis nuchae
- Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp
- Epidermoid cyst
- 10. Benign brown-black and pigmented skin growths
- Seborrheic keratoses
- Acquired digital fibrokeratoma
- Acrochordon
- Blue nevus
- Café-au-lait macules
- Dermatofibroma
- 11. Benign flesh-colored, pink, and red skin growths
- Lichen simplex chronicus
- Keloids
- Erythema nodosum
- Digital mucous cyst (digital myxoid pseudocyst)
- Pearly penile papules
- Cherry angioma
- Chondrodermatitis nodularis helicis
- Section 5. Hair Loss
- 12. Common skin cancers
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Malignant melanoma
- 13. Diffuse hair loss
- Androgenetic alopecia
- Lichen planopilaris
- Frontal fibrosing alopecia (FFA)
- Telogen effluvium
- Alopecia totalis/universalis (see chapter 14, alopecia areata)
- 14. Focal hair loss
- Alopecia areata
- Trichotillomania
- Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia
- Discoid lupus (see chapter 1, scalp dermatitis, DLE)
- Traction alopecia
- Section 6. Nail Disease
- 15. Conditions that frequently affect a single nail
- Melanonychia
- Erythronychia
- Habit tic deformity
- 16. Multiple nails
- Onychomycosis
- Nail splitting
- Drug eruptions involving the nail unit
- Nail psoriasis
- Section 7. Drug Reactions
- 17. Drug rashes
- Morbilliform drug eruption
- Urticarial drug eruption
- Lichenoid drug eruption
- 18. Drug reactions with systemic symptoms
- Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis
- Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
- Drug-induced bullous pemphigoid (see chapter 3, body dermatitis)
- Drug-induced pemphigus (see chapter 3, body dermatitis)
- Section 8. Children and Pregnant Women
- 19. Dermatoses of pregnancy
- Introduction
- Pemphigoid gestationis
- Polymorphic eruption of pregnancy
- Atopic eruption of pregnancy
- Cholestasis of pregnancy
- Section 9. Miscellaneous Skin Conditions
- 20. Ulcers
- Diabetic ulcers
- Pressure ulcers
- Vasculitis ulcers
- Venous ulcers
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
- Surgical site wound infection
- Index
- No. of pages: 352
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: April 22, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323712361
- eBook ISBN: 9780323712385
- eBook ISBN: 9780323712378
JG
Jane M. Grant-Kels
Affiliations and expertise
Vice Chair, Department of Dermatology
Professor of Dermatology, Pathology, and Pediatrics
Founding Director, Cutaneous Oncology Center and Melanoma Program
University of Connecticut Health Center