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Pediatric Dermatology

A Quick Reference Guide
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Now updated into a third edition, this best-selling quick reference provides practical and concise guidance on the recognition and treatment of more than 100 pediatric and adolescent skin conditions. Key Features: All chapters are significantly reviewed and updated. Provides 13 new chapters on topics such as pigmentary mosaicism, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, polymorphous light eruption, acrodermatitis enteropathica, aplasia cutis congenita, dermoid cysts, kwashiorkor, and Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Features 79 new full-colour images to aid in accurate visual diagnosis - with more than 300 colour images in total. Must-have information on each condition is presented in the precise sequence in which it is required in the clinical setting: etiology/epidemiology; symptoms and signs; how to make the diagnosis; treatment; prognosis; referral considerations; and resources for families. Content highlights: * Approach to the patient with a rash. * Diagnostic Techniques. * Therapeutics. * Dermatitis. * Acne. * Localized Viral Infections. * Systemic Viral Infections. * Localized Bacterial Infections. * Systemic Bacterial, Rickettsial, or Spirochetal Infections with Skin Manifestations. * Funal and Yeast Infections. * Papulosquamous Diseases. * Vascular Lesions. * Hypopigmentation. * Hyperpigmentation. * Lumps and Bumps. * Bullous Diseases. * Genodermatoses. * Hair Disorders. * Skin Disorders in Neonates/Infants. * Acute Drug/Toxic Reactions. * Cutaneous Manifestations of Rheumatologic Diseases. * Nutritional Dermatoses. * Other Disorders.
Daniel P. Krowchuk, MD, FAAP, is a professor of pediatrics and dermatology at Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. Anthony J. Mancini, MD, FAAP, is the head of the division of dermatology at AnTen & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago ad professor of pediatrics and dermatology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicone, USA.
5-Star Review! "This is a wonderful asset for physicians seeing children. The authors provide valuable clinical insights into diagnosing and treating most of the dermatologic conditions commonly seen in children." Doody's Book Review 2016
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