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CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2013
Chapter 6. Dermatologic Disorders
Sections: Dermatology: Introduction, Principles of Dermatologic Therapy, Common Dermatoses, Pigmented Lesions, Melanocytic Nevi (Normal Moles), Atypical Nevi, Blue Nevi, Freckles & Lentigines, Seborrheic Keratoses, Malignant Melanoma, Scaling Disorders, Atopic Dermatitis, Lichen Simplex Chronicus (Circumscribed Neurodermatitis), Psoriasis, Pityriasis Rosea, Seborrheic Dermatitis & Dandruff, Fungal Infections of the Skin, Fungal Infections: Introduction, Tinea Corporis or Tinea Circinata (Body Ringworm), Tinea Cruris (Jock Itch), Tinea Manuum & Tinea Pedis (Dermatophytosis, Tinea of Palms & Soles, "Athlete's Foot"), Tinea Versicolor (Pityriasis Versicolor), Discoid & Subacute Lupus Erythematosus (Chronic Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus), Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma (Mycosis Fungoides), Exfoliative Dermatitis (Exfoliative Erythroderma), Miscellaneous Scaling Dermatoses, Intertrigo, Vesicular Dermatoses, Herpes Simplex (Cold or Fever Sore; Genital Herpes), Herpes Zoster (Shingles), Variola (Smallpox) & Vaccinia, Pompholyx; Vesiculobullous Hand Eczema (Formerly known as Dyshidrosis, Dyshidrotic Eczema), Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Weeping or Crusted Lesions, Impetigo, Contact Dermatitis, Pustular Disorders, Acne Vulgaris, Rosacea, Folliculitis (Including Sycosis), Miliaria (Heat Rash), Mucocutaneous Candidiasis, Erythemas, Reactive Erythemas, Urticaria & Angioedema, Erythema Multiforme, Erythema Migrans, Infectious Erythemas, Erysipelas, Cellulitis, Blistering Diseases, Pemphigus, Bullous Pemphigoid, Papules, Warts, Callosities & Corns of Feet or Toes, Molluscum Contagiosum, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Violaceous to Purple Papules & Nodules, Lichen Planus, Kaposi Sarcoma, Pruritus (Itching), Pruritus (Itching): Introduction, Anogenital Pruritus, Scabies, Pediculosis, Skin Lesions Due to Other Arthropods, Inflammatory Nodules, Erythema Nodosum, Furunculosis (Boils) & Carbuncles, Epidermal Inclusion Cysts, Photodermatitis, Ulcers, Leg Ulcers Secondary to Venous Insufficiency, Miscellaneous Dermatologic Disorders*, Pigmentary Disorders, Baldness (Alopecia), Nail Disorders, Dermatitis Medicamentosa (Drug Eruption).
Topics Discussed: dermatology.
Excerpt:"Dermatologic diseases are diagnosed by the types of lesions they
cause. To make a diagnosis: (1) identify the type of lesion(s) the
patient exhibits by morphology establishing a differential diagnosis
(Table 6–1); and (2) obtain the
elements of the history, physical examination, and appropriate laboratory
tests to confirm the diagnosis. Unique clinical situations, such as
the ill ICU patient, lead to different diagnostic considerations...."
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