Diagnostic Pathology: Nonneoplastic Dermatopathology
- 4th Edition - March 19, 2026
- Latest edition
- Author: Brian J. Hall
- Language: English
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
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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 hundreds of entities to ensure that no important diagnosis is overlooked, including difficult-to-diagnose cases not seen on a regular basis by 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
- Features a multitude of new chapters, including 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 more than 2,500 high-quality print images (with over 700 additional 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 with 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
SECTION 1: INTEGUMENT NORMAL HISTOLOGY
Epidermis (Including Keratinocytes and Melanocytes)
Dermis
Adnexal Structures
Nail
SECTION 2: SPONGIOTIC AND PSORIASIFORM DERMATOSES
Atopic Dermatitis
Contact Dermatitis
Nummular Eczema
Asteatotic Eczema
Dyshidrotic Eczema
Id Reaction
Seborrheic Dermatitis
Pityriasis Rosea
Stasis Dermatitis
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Prurigo Nodularis
Frictional Keratosis
Psoriasis
Zoon Balanitis
Reactive Arthritis
Prurigo Pigmentosa
SECTION 3: LICHENOID AND VACUOLAR INTERFACE DERMATOSES
Lichen Planus
Lichenoid Keratosis
Erythema Multiforme and Related Disorders
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
Graft-vs.-Host Disease
Pityriasis Lichenoides
Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris
Erythema Dyschromicum Perstans
Lichen Striatus
Acquired Blaschkolinear Eruptions
Lichen Nitidus
Phytophotodermatitis
SECTION 4: VESICULOBULLOUS DERMATOSES
Bullous Pemphigoid
Pemphigus and Variants
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Cicatricial Pemphigoid
Hailey-Hailey Disease
Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
Epidermolysis Bullosa (Inherited)
Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis
Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum
Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
Acropustulosis of Infancy
Pemphigoid Gestationis
Bullous Diabeticorum
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus
Pemphigus Erythematosus
SECTION 5: VASCULITIS, VASCULOPATHY, AND PERIVASCULAR DERMATOSES
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Urticaria and Variants
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses
Solar Purpura
Pernio
Livedo Reticularis
Granuloma Faciale
Erythema Elevatum Diutinum
Thrombotic Vasculopathy
Livedoid Vasculopathy
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Gyrate Erythemas
Giant Cell Arteritis
Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy
Thrombophlebitis
Cryoglobulinemia
Cutaneous Collagenous Vasculopathy
Martorell Hypertensive Ischemic Leg Ulcer
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Behçet Disease
Malignant Atrophic Papulosis
SECTION 6: PANNICULITIDES
Erythema Nodosum
Lipodermatosclerosis
Traumatic Panniculitis
Erythema Induratum
Sclerema Neonatorum
Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of Newborn
Poststeroid Panniculitis
Cold Panniculitis
Pancreatic Panniculitis
SECTION 7: CONNECTIVE TISSUE/SOFT TISSUE DISEASES
Keloid
Hypertrophic Scar
Lupus Erythematosus and Variants
Morphea/Scleroderma
Dermatomyositis
Radiodermatitis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis
Nodular Fasciitis
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Poikiloderma of Civatte
Fibroelastolytic Papulosis
Relapsing Polychondritis
Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis)
Atrophoderma
Favre-Racouchot Syndrome
Collagenous and Elastotic Marginal Plaques of the Hands
Erythema Ab Igne
Anetoderma
Cutis Laxa
Acrokeratoelastoidosis
Mid Dermal Elastolysis
SECTION 8: DEGENERATIVE AND PERFORATING DISEASES
Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Helicis
Perforating Dermatoses
SECTION 9: METABOLIC/DEPOSITION DISEASES
Acanthosis Nigricans
Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis
Hemosiderin Deposition
Carbon Tattoo
Amyloidosis
Colloid Milium
Calcinosis Cutis
Osteoma Cutis
Gout
Tattoo Ink
Reaction to Cosmetic Fillers
Silicone Reaction
Amalgam Tattoo
Argyria
Minocycline Deposition
Monsel Reaction
Calciphylaxis
Ochronosis
Lipoid Proteinosis
Necrolytic Migratory Erythema
Oxalosis
SECTION 10: MUCINOSES
Digital Mucous Cyst
Focal Cutaneous Mucinosis
Myxedema
Papular Mucinosis
Scleredema
Reticular Erythematous Mucinosis
Mucocele
Cutaneous Myxoma
Follicular Mucinosis
SECTION 11: GRANULOMATOUS DISEASES
Chalazion
Sarcoidosis
Granuloma Annulare
Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Foreign Body Granuloma
Rheumatoid Nodule
Actinic Granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma
Perioral Dermatitis
Lupus Miliaris Disseminatus Faciei
Cutaneous Crohn Disease
Interstitial Granulomatous Dermatitis
Palisaded Neutrophilic Granulomatous Dermatitis
SECTION 12: PILOSEBACEOUS DISEASES
Folliculitis
Acne
Rosacea
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Furuncle
Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis
Fox-Fordyce Disease
Chloracne
Miliaria
SECTION 13: ALOPECIAS
Androgenetic Alopecia
Telogen Effluvium
Trichotillomania
Alopecia Areata
Lichen Planopilaris
Discoid Lupus Alopecia
Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
Psoriatic Alopecia
Folliculitis Decalvans
Acne Keloidalis Nuchae
Dissecting Cellulitis
Traction Alopecia
SECTION 14: HAIR SHAFT DISORDERS
Trichothiodystrophy
Bubble Hair
Pili Torti
Pili Annulati
Trichorrhexis Nodosa
Lice/Nit
Hair Cast
Trichoptilosis
SECTION 15: REACTIONS TO DRUGS
Morbilliform Drug Reactions
Fixed Drug Eruption
Lichenoid Drug Eruptions
Photodrug Eruptions
Phototoxic Dermatitis
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
Drug Rash With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
Cutaneous Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Toxic Erythema of Chemotherapy
Psoriasiform Drug Eruptions
SECTION 16: DISORDERS OF EPIDERMAL MATURATION AND KERATINIZATION
Grover Disease
Darier Disease
Porokeratosis
Keratoderma
Ichthyosis
Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis
Granular Parakeratosis
Incontinentia Pigmenti
Keratosis Pilaris
Circumscribed Acral Hypokeratosis
ILVEN
SECTION 17: DISORDERS OF PIGMENTATION
Vitiligo
Postinflammatory Pigment Alteration
Pityriasis Alba
Becker Nevus
Melasma
Idiopathic Guttate Hypomelanosis
Dowling-Degos Disease
SECTION 18: NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSES
Erosive Pustular Dermatosis
Sweet Syndrome
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis
Neutrophilic Eccrine Hidradenitis
SECTION 19: NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
Necrolytic Acral Erythema
Pellagra
Scurvy
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
SECTION 20: PHOTOSENSITIVITY DERMATOSES
Polymorphous Light Eruption
Chronic Actinic Dermatitis
Hydroa Vacciniforme
SECTION 21: BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Impetigo
Cellulitis
Pitted Keratolysis
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Ecthyma Gangrenosum
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Lyme Disease and Its Manifestations
Tuberculosis
Atypical Mycobacterial Infections
Leprosy
Cat-Scratch Disease/Bacillary Angiomatosis
Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rhinoscleroma
Ecthyma
Erythrasma
Cutaneous Malakoplakia
Botryomycosis
SECTION 22: SPIROCHETAL DISEASES
Syphilis
Pinta
Yaws
Endemic Syphilis (Bejel)
SECTION 23: VIRAL INFECTIONS
Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
Viral Exanthem
Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19
Herpesvirus
Varicella/Herpes Zoster
Molluscum Contagiosum
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
Cytomegalovirus
Orf and Milker's Nodule
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Measles
SECTION 24: FUNGAL INFECTIONS
Dermatophytosis
Majocchi Granuloma
Pityriasis (Tinea) Versicolor
Tinea Nigra
Pityrosporum Folliculitis
Candidiasis
Sporotrichosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptococcosis
Histoplasmosis
Blastomycosis
Chromomycosis
Aspergillosis
Mucormycosis
Mycetoma
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Lobomycosis
Rhinosporidiosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis)
Fusariosis
SECTION 25: ARTHROPODS/PARASITES
Demodex Infestations
Bite Reactions
Scabies
Leishmaniasis
Larva Migrans and Currens
Onchocerciasis
Schistosomiasis
Dirofilariasis
Myiasis
Tungiasis
Pediculosis
Human Filariasis
SECTION 26: NAIL DISORDERS
Onychomycosis
Nail Psoriasis
Nail Lichen Planus
SECTION 27: OTHER
Cutaneous Endometriosis
Wells Syndrome
Thermal Injury
Black Heel
Accessory Tragus
Supernumerary Nipple
Adult-Onset Still Disease
Epidermis (Including Keratinocytes and Melanocytes)
Dermis
Adnexal Structures
Nail
SECTION 2: SPONGIOTIC AND PSORIASIFORM DERMATOSES
Atopic Dermatitis
Contact Dermatitis
Nummular Eczema
Asteatotic Eczema
Dyshidrotic Eczema
Id Reaction
Seborrheic Dermatitis
Pityriasis Rosea
Stasis Dermatitis
Lichen Simplex Chronicus
Prurigo Nodularis
Frictional Keratosis
Psoriasis
Zoon Balanitis
Reactive Arthritis
Prurigo Pigmentosa
SECTION 3: LICHENOID AND VACUOLAR INTERFACE DERMATOSES
Lichen Planus
Lichenoid Keratosis
Erythema Multiforme and Related Disorders
Lichen Sclerosus et Atrophicus
Graft-vs.-Host Disease
Pityriasis Lichenoides
Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris
Erythema Dyschromicum Perstans
Lichen Striatus
Acquired Blaschkolinear Eruptions
Lichen Nitidus
Phytophotodermatitis
SECTION 4: VESICULOBULLOUS DERMATOSES
Bullous Pemphigoid
Pemphigus and Variants
Dermatitis Herpetiformis
Cicatricial Pemphigoid
Hailey-Hailey Disease
Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita
Epidermolysis Bullosa (Inherited)
Linear IgA Bullous Dermatosis
Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum
Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
Acropustulosis of Infancy
Pemphigoid Gestationis
Bullous Diabeticorum
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
Paraneoplastic Pemphigus
Pemphigus Erythematosus
SECTION 5: VASCULITIS, VASCULOPATHY, AND PERIVASCULAR DERMATOSES
Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis
Urticaria and Variants
Pigmented Purpuric Dermatoses
Solar Purpura
Pernio
Livedo Reticularis
Granuloma Faciale
Erythema Elevatum Diutinum
Thrombotic Vasculopathy
Livedoid Vasculopathy
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Gyrate Erythemas
Giant Cell Arteritis
Pruritic Urticarial Papules and Plaques of Pregnancy
Thrombophlebitis
Cryoglobulinemia
Cutaneous Collagenous Vasculopathy
Martorell Hypertensive Ischemic Leg Ulcer
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Behçet Disease
Malignant Atrophic Papulosis
SECTION 6: PANNICULITIDES
Erythema Nodosum
Lipodermatosclerosis
Traumatic Panniculitis
Erythema Induratum
Sclerema Neonatorum
Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis of Newborn
Poststeroid Panniculitis
Cold Panniculitis
Pancreatic Panniculitis
SECTION 7: CONNECTIVE TISSUE/SOFT TISSUE DISEASES
Keloid
Hypertrophic Scar
Lupus Erythematosus and Variants
Morphea/Scleroderma
Dermatomyositis
Radiodermatitis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis
Nodular Fasciitis
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Poikiloderma of Civatte
Fibroelastolytic Papulosis
Relapsing Polychondritis
Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis)
Atrophoderma
Favre-Racouchot Syndrome
Collagenous and Elastotic Marginal Plaques of the Hands
Erythema Ab Igne
Anetoderma
Cutis Laxa
Acrokeratoelastoidosis
Mid Dermal Elastolysis
SECTION 8: DEGENERATIVE AND PERFORATING DISEASES
Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Helicis
Perforating Dermatoses
SECTION 9: METABOLIC/DEPOSITION DISEASES
Acanthosis Nigricans
Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis
Hemosiderin Deposition
Carbon Tattoo
Amyloidosis
Colloid Milium
Calcinosis Cutis
Osteoma Cutis
Gout
Tattoo Ink
Reaction to Cosmetic Fillers
Silicone Reaction
Amalgam Tattoo
Argyria
Minocycline Deposition
Monsel Reaction
Calciphylaxis
Ochronosis
Lipoid Proteinosis
Necrolytic Migratory Erythema
Oxalosis
SECTION 10: MUCINOSES
Digital Mucous Cyst
Focal Cutaneous Mucinosis
Myxedema
Papular Mucinosis
Scleredema
Reticular Erythematous Mucinosis
Mucocele
Cutaneous Myxoma
Follicular Mucinosis
SECTION 11: GRANULOMATOUS DISEASES
Chalazion
Sarcoidosis
Granuloma Annulare
Necrobiosis Lipoidica
Foreign Body Granuloma
Rheumatoid Nodule
Actinic Granuloma
Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome
Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma
Perioral Dermatitis
Lupus Miliaris Disseminatus Faciei
Cutaneous Crohn Disease
Interstitial Granulomatous Dermatitis
Palisaded Neutrophilic Granulomatous Dermatitis
SECTION 12: PILOSEBACEOUS DISEASES
Folliculitis
Acne
Rosacea
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Furuncle
Eosinophilic Pustular Folliculitis
Fox-Fordyce Disease
Chloracne
Miliaria
SECTION 13: ALOPECIAS
Androgenetic Alopecia
Telogen Effluvium
Trichotillomania
Alopecia Areata
Lichen Planopilaris
Discoid Lupus Alopecia
Central Centrifugal Cicatricial Alopecia
Psoriatic Alopecia
Folliculitis Decalvans
Acne Keloidalis Nuchae
Dissecting Cellulitis
Traction Alopecia
SECTION 14: HAIR SHAFT DISORDERS
Trichothiodystrophy
Bubble Hair
Pili Torti
Pili Annulati
Trichorrhexis Nodosa
Lice/Nit
Hair Cast
Trichoptilosis
SECTION 15: REACTIONS TO DRUGS
Morbilliform Drug Reactions
Fixed Drug Eruption
Lichenoid Drug Eruptions
Photodrug Eruptions
Phototoxic Dermatitis
Acute Generalized Exanthematous Pustulosis
Drug Rash With Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms
Cutaneous Reactions to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Toxic Erythema of Chemotherapy
Psoriasiform Drug Eruptions
SECTION 16: DISORDERS OF EPIDERMAL MATURATION AND KERATINIZATION
Grover Disease
Darier Disease
Porokeratosis
Keratoderma
Ichthyosis
Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis
Granular Parakeratosis
Incontinentia Pigmenti
Keratosis Pilaris
Circumscribed Acral Hypokeratosis
ILVEN
SECTION 17: DISORDERS OF PIGMENTATION
Vitiligo
Postinflammatory Pigment Alteration
Pityriasis Alba
Becker Nevus
Melasma
Idiopathic Guttate Hypomelanosis
Dowling-Degos Disease
SECTION 18: NEUTROPHILIC DERMATOSES
Erosive Pustular Dermatosis
Sweet Syndrome
Pyoderma Gangrenosum
Subcorneal Pustular Dermatosis
Neutrophilic Eccrine Hidradenitis
SECTION 19: NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES
Necrolytic Acral Erythema
Pellagra
Scurvy
Acrodermatitis Enteropathica
SECTION 20: PHOTOSENSITIVITY DERMATOSES
Polymorphous Light Eruption
Chronic Actinic Dermatitis
Hydroa Vacciniforme
SECTION 21: BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Impetigo
Cellulitis
Pitted Keratolysis
Necrotizing Fasciitis
Ecthyma Gangrenosum
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Lyme Disease and Its Manifestations
Tuberculosis
Atypical Mycobacterial Infections
Leprosy
Cat-Scratch Disease/Bacillary Angiomatosis
Nocardiosis and Actinomycosis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rhinoscleroma
Ecthyma
Erythrasma
Cutaneous Malakoplakia
Botryomycosis
SECTION 22: SPIROCHETAL DISEASES
Syphilis
Pinta
Yaws
Endemic Syphilis (Bejel)
SECTION 23: VIRAL INFECTIONS
Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
Viral Exanthem
Cutaneous Manifestations of COVID-19
Herpesvirus
Varicella/Herpes Zoster
Molluscum Contagiosum
Epstein-Barr Virus Infections
Cytomegalovirus
Orf and Milker's Nodule
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Measles
SECTION 24: FUNGAL INFECTIONS
Dermatophytosis
Majocchi Granuloma
Pityriasis (Tinea) Versicolor
Tinea Nigra
Pityrosporum Folliculitis
Candidiasis
Sporotrichosis
Coccidioidomycosis
Cryptococcosis
Histoplasmosis
Blastomycosis
Chromomycosis
Aspergillosis
Mucormycosis
Mycetoma
Paracoccidioidomycosis
Lobomycosis
Rhinosporidiosis
Phaeohyphomycosis
Talaromycosis (Penicilliosis)
Fusariosis
SECTION 25: ARTHROPODS/PARASITES
Demodex Infestations
Bite Reactions
Scabies
Leishmaniasis
Larva Migrans and Currens
Onchocerciasis
Schistosomiasis
Dirofilariasis
Myiasis
Tungiasis
Pediculosis
Human Filariasis
SECTION 26: NAIL DISORDERS
Onychomycosis
Nail Psoriasis
Nail Lichen Planus
SECTION 27: OTHER
Cutaneous Endometriosis
Wells Syndrome
Thermal Injury
Black Heel
Accessory Tragus
Supernumerary Nipple
Adult-Onset Still Disease
- Edition: 4
- Latest edition
- Published: March 19, 2026
- Language: English
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Brian J. Hall
Brian J. Hall, MD is Adjunct Assistant Professor with the Department of Pathology with the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah