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Dermatology Secrets

  • 6th Edition - October 28, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Whitney A. High, Lori D. Prok
  • Language: English

For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for q… Read more

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For more than 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Dermatology Secrets , 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of essential topics in this dynamic field. This highly regarded resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, pearls, memory aids, and an easy-to-read style – making inquiry, reference, and review quick, easy, and enjoyable.

Key features

  • The proven Secrets Series® format gives you the most return for your time – succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective
  • Fully revised and updated, including protocols and guidelines that are continuously evolving and that increasingly dictate best practices
  • Abundantly illustrated in full color throughout
  • Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams
  • Bulleted lists, mnemonics, practical tips from leaders in the field – all providing a concise overview of important board-relevant content
  • Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime
  • 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

Readership

Medical students; residents; physician assistant students, nurse practitioner students

Table of contents

Top 100 Secrets

I. GENERAL

1. Structure and Function of the Skin

2. Morphology of Primary and Secondary Skin Lesions

3. Diagnostic Techniques

II. INHERITED DISORDERS

4. Disorders of Keratinization

5. Neurocutaneous Disorders

6. Mechanobullous Disorders

III. INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS

7. Papulosquamous Skin Eruptions

8. Eczema Dermatitis

9. Contact Dermatitis

10. Vesiculobullous Disorders

11. Pustular Eruptions

12. Lichenoid Skin Eruptions

13. Granulomatous Diseases of the Skin

14. Drug Eruptions

15. Vasculitis

16. Deposition Disorders

17. Photosensitive Dermatitis

18. Disorders of Pigmentation

19. Panniculitis

20. Alopecia

21. Acne and Acneiform Eruptions

22. Autoimmune Connective Tissue Diseases

23. Urticaria and Angioedema

IV. INFECTIONS AND INFESTATIONS

24. Viral Exanthems

25. Bullous Viral Eruptions

26. Warts and Molluscum Contagiosum

27. Bacterial Infections

28. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

29. Mycobacterial Infections

30. Superficial Fungal Infections

31. Deep Fungal Infections

32. Parasitic Infestations

33. Arthropod Bites and Stings

V. CUTANEOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF INTERNAL DISEASES

34. Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Malignancy

35. Cutaneous Manifestations of Endocrinologic Disease

36. Skin Signs of Gastrointestinal Disease

37. Cutaneous Manifestations of Renal Disease

38. Cutaneous Manifestations of AIDS

39. Cutaneous Signs of Nutritional Disturbances

VI. BENIGN TUMORS OF THE SKIN

40. Benign Melanocytic Tumors

41. Vascular and Lymphatic Neoplasms

42. Fibrous Tumors of the Skin

VII. MALIGNANT TUMORS OF THE SKIN

43. Common Cutaneous Malignancies

44. Melanoma

45. Leukemic and Lymphomatous Infiltrates of the Skin

46. Uncommon Malignant Tumors of the Skin

47. Cutaneous Metastases

VIII. TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS

48. Sunscreens and Prevention of Skin Cancer

49. Topical Steroids

50. Fundamentals of Cutaneous Surgery

51. Cryosurgery

52. Mohs Surgery

53. Lasers in Dermatology

54. Therapeutic Photomedicine

55. Retinoids

IX. SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS

56. Neonatal Infections

57. Pediatric Dermatology

58. Geriatric Dermatology

59. Dermatoses of Pregnancy

60. Disorders of the Female Genitalia

61. Disorders of the Male Genitalia

62. Disorders of the Oral Mucosa

63. Special Considerations in Skin of Color

64. Cultural Dermatology

X. EMERGENCIES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROBLEMS

65. Dermatologic Emergencies

66. Occupational Dermatology

67. Psychocutaneous Diseases

68. Approaching the Pruritic Patient

69. Nail Disorders

70. Dermatologic Trivia

Review quotes

"I plan to use this book to reinforce knowledge and quiz myself between patients. Learning on the fly is easy with this book’s question-and-answer format."

©Doody’s Review Service, 2022, Patricia Wong, MD (Private Practice)

Product details

  • Edition: 6
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 1, 2020
  • Language: English

About the editors

WH

Whitney A. High

Whitney A. High is Associate Professor, Dermatology and Pathology, Director of Dermatopathology (Dermatology) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Dermatology and Pathology, Director of Dermatopathology (Dermatology), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA

LP

Lori D. Prok

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Pediatric Dermatology and Dermatopathology, University of Colorado Denver, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA