
Diagnostic Pathology: Nonneoplastic Dermatopathology
- 4th Edition - March 19, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Brian J. Hall
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 5 2 5 9 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 5 2 6 0 - 7
This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering virtually eve… Read more
Purchase options

This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering virtually every entity in inflammatory dermatopathology likely to be encountered, it incorporates the most recent clinical, pathologic, and molecular knowledge in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today’s practice. Succinctly written, richly illustrated, and easy to use, Diagnostic Pathology: Nonneoplastic Dermatopathology, fourth edition, is a one-stop reference for accurate, complete pathology reports, ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.
- Presents the clinical and histopathologic appearance of 300+ entities to ensure that no important diagnosis is overlooked, including difficult-to-diagnose cases not seen on a regular basis by general pathologists
- Features updated content throughout, including infectious processes for diseases, such as measles; rare infections and clinical identification of rare diseases; unknown and previously unknown side effects regarding long-term immunosuppressed patients; new information on drug rashes; and more
- Includes more than 20 new chapters on cryoglobulinemia, fibroelastolytic papulosis, paraneoplastic pemphigus, pemphigus erythematosus, acquired Blaschkolinear eruptions, cutaneous collagenous vasculopathy, carbon tattoo, digital mucous cyst, hemosiderin deposition, oxalosis, pitted keratolysis, Martorell hypertensive ischemic leg ulcer, pityrosporum folliculitis, prurigo pigmentosa, and more
- Details recent advances in diagnostic, immunohistochemical, and molecular techniques used for identification in nonneoplastic dermatopathology, including terminology updates needed for everyday diagnostic determinations on often difficult and challenging cases
- Contains detailed yet concise chapters with critical information such as definitions, epidemiology, clinical presentation, microscopic features, differential diagnoses, and pathologic interpretation pearls—all in an easy-to-reference format
- Features 1,700+ updated, high-quality print images (with an additional 700+ images in the complimentary eBook), including clinical photographs, histology images, full-color medical illustrations, and immunohistochemistry images—all carefully annotated to help you quickly recognize established entities
- Features a templated, highly formatted design; concise, bulleted text; Key Facts in each chapter; and an extensive index for easy reference
- Includes an eBook version that allows you access to everything in the print version as well as additional images, text, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Dermatopathologists
Authors are determining the specifics of their 4th ed TOC; we know already that these new chapters will be added to the following sections:
Section 1, Nail psoriasis Inflammatory nail disorders
Section 2, Spongiotic and Psoriasiform Dermatoses Acrokeratosis neoplastica
Section 4, Vesiculobullous Dermatoses Paraneoplastic pemphigus Pemphigus erythematosus Under lichenoid and vacuolar Blashkoid dermatitis Prurigo pigmentosa
Section 5, Vasculitis/vasculopathy/perivascular Senile purpura cryoglobulinemia collagenous vasculopathy Vascular calcification/Monckebergs sclerosis
Section 7, Connective tissue/Soft tissue diseases Poikiloderma of Civatte Hypertrophic scar Keratosis pilaris atrophicans Fibroelastolytic papulosis of the neck Collagenosis nuchae Nodular solar elastosis Perifollicular elastolysis Collagenous and elastotic plaques of the hands
Section 9, Metabolic/Deposition Diseases Hemochromatosis Hemosiderin deposition Carbon tattoo Collagen implants/Zyderm Oxalosis
Section 10, Mucinoses: Focal mucinosis Digital mucous cyst follicular mucinosis
Section 11, Granulomatous Palisaded and granulomatous dermatitis Chalazion
Section 12, Pilosebaceous Diseases Pityrosporum folliculitis
Section 13, Alopecias Triangular temporal alopecia Psoriatic alopecia Psoriasiform alopecia induced TNF-alpha inhibitors Section 16, Disorders of Epidermal Maturation and Keratinization Palmoplantar keratoderma circumscribed acral hypokeratosis lichen spinulosus
Section 17, Disorders of Pigmentation Galli galli disease progressive macular hypomelanosis hypomelanosis of Ito nevus depigmentosus Ash leaf macule Becker's nevus Terra firma-forme Section
8:Neutrophilic Dermatoses palmoplantar eccrine hidradenitis
Section 21: Bacterial Infections Pitted keratolysis
Section 20, Photosensitivity Dermatoses Lime-Induced phytophotodermatitis
Section 26. Other cheilitis glandularis
Section 1, Nail psoriasis Inflammatory nail disorders
Section 2, Spongiotic and Psoriasiform Dermatoses Acrokeratosis neoplastica
Section 4, Vesiculobullous Dermatoses Paraneoplastic pemphigus Pemphigus erythematosus Under lichenoid and vacuolar Blashkoid dermatitis Prurigo pigmentosa
Section 5, Vasculitis/vasculopathy/perivascular Senile purpura cryoglobulinemia collagenous vasculopathy Vascular calcification/Monckebergs sclerosis
Section 7, Connective tissue/Soft tissue diseases Poikiloderma of Civatte Hypertrophic scar Keratosis pilaris atrophicans Fibroelastolytic papulosis of the neck Collagenosis nuchae Nodular solar elastosis Perifollicular elastolysis Collagenous and elastotic plaques of the hands
Section 9, Metabolic/Deposition Diseases Hemochromatosis Hemosiderin deposition Carbon tattoo Collagen implants/Zyderm Oxalosis
Section 10, Mucinoses: Focal mucinosis Digital mucous cyst follicular mucinosis
Section 11, Granulomatous Palisaded and granulomatous dermatitis Chalazion
Section 12, Pilosebaceous Diseases Pityrosporum folliculitis
Section 13, Alopecias Triangular temporal alopecia Psoriatic alopecia Psoriasiform alopecia induced TNF-alpha inhibitors Section 16, Disorders of Epidermal Maturation and Keratinization Palmoplantar keratoderma circumscribed acral hypokeratosis lichen spinulosus
Section 17, Disorders of Pigmentation Galli galli disease progressive macular hypomelanosis hypomelanosis of Ito nevus depigmentosus Ash leaf macule Becker's nevus Terra firma-forme Section
8:Neutrophilic Dermatoses palmoplantar eccrine hidradenitis
Section 21: Bacterial Infections Pitted keratolysis
Section 20, Photosensitivity Dermatoses Lime-Induced phytophotodermatitis
Section 26. Other cheilitis glandularis
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: March 19, 2026
- Language: English
BH
Brian J. Hall
Brian J. Hall, MD is a Dermatopathologist at Pathology Experts Inc, Iowa Pathology Associates, and Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of Pathology at University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah
Affiliations and expertise
Dermatopathologist, Pathology Experts Inc, Iowa Pathology Associates, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah