Common Skin Diseases 18th edition

An introduction to skin and skin disease
An overview
Skin structure and function
Summary
Signs and symptoms of skin disease
Alterations in skin colour
Alterations in the skin surface
The size, shape and thickness of skin lesions
Oedema, fluid-filled cavities and ulcers
Secondary changes
Symptoms of skin disorder
Disabilities from skin disease
Summary
Skin damage from environmental hazards
Damage caused by toxic substances
Injury from solar ultraviolet irradiation
Chronic photodamage (photoageing)
Cold injury
Heat injury
Summary
Skin infections
Fungal disease of the skin/the superficial mycoses/infections with ringworm fungi (dermatophyte infections)
Bacterial infection of the skin
Viral infection of the skin
Summary
Infestations, insect bites and stings
Scabies
Pediculosis
Insect bites and stings
Helminthic infestations of the skin
Summary
Skin disease and the traveller
The effects of travelling on skin disease
Treatment and travel
Sun exposure
Skin in a cold climate
Summary
Immunologically mediated skin disorders
Urticaria and angioedema
Erythema multiforme
Erythema nodosum
Annular erythemas
Autoimmune disorders
Systemic sclerosis
Morphoea
Dermatomyositis
The vasculitis group of diseases
Drug eruptions
Summary
Blistering skin disorders
Blistering diseases
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Linear IgA disease
Epidermolysis bullosa
Pemphigus
Summary
Skin disorders in AIDS, immunodefi ciency and venereal disease
Infections
Skin cancers
Other skin manifestations
Psoriasis
Treatment of skin manifestations of AIDS
Drug-induced immunodeficiency
Other causes of acquired immunodeficiency
Congenital immunodeficiencies
Dermatological aspects of venereal disease
Summary
Eczema (dermatitis)
Atopic dermatitis
Seborrhoeic dermatitis
Discoid eczema (nummular eczema)
Eczema craquelée (asteatotic eczema)
Lichen simplex chronicus (circumscribed neurodermatitis)
Contact dermatitis
Venous eczema (gravitational eczema; stasis dermatitis)
Summary
Psoriasis and lichen planus
Psoriasis
Pityriasis rubra pilaris
Lichen planus
Summary
Acne, rosacea and similar disorders
Acne
Rosacea
Perioral dermatitis
Summary
Wound healing and ulcers
Principles of wound healing
Venous hypertension, the gravitational syndrome and venous ulceration
Ischaemic ulceration
Decubitus ulceration
Neuropathic ulcers
Less common causes of ulceration
Diagnosis and assessment of ulcers
Summary
Benign tumours, moles, birthmarks and cysts
Tumours of epidermal origin
Benign tumours of sweat gland origin
Benign tumours of hair follicle origin
Melanocytic naevi (moles)
Degenerative changes in naevi
Vascular malformations (angioma)/capillary naevi
Dermatofi broma (histiocytoma, sclerosing haemangioma)
Leiomyoma
Neural tumours
Lipoma
Collagen and elastic tissue naevi
Mast cell naevus and mastocytosis
Cysts
Treatment of benign tumours, moles and birthmarks
Summary
Malignant disease of the skin
Non-melanoma skin cancer
Melanoma skin cancer
Lymphomas of skin (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma)
Summary
Skin problems in infancy and old age
Infancy
Old age
Summary
Pregnancy and the skin
Physiological changes in the skin during pregnancy
Effects of pregnancy on intercurrent skin disease
Effects of intercurrent maternal disease on the fetus
Skin disorders occurring in pregnancy
Summary
Disorders of keratinization and other genodermatoses
Introduction
Xeroderma
Autosomal dominant ichthyosis
Sex-linked ichthyosis
Non-bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma
Bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma (epidermolytic hyperkeratosis)
Lamellar ichthyosis
Collodion baby
Other disorders of keratinization
Other genodermatoses
Summary
Metabolic disorders and reticulohistiocytic proliferative disorders
Porphyrias
Necrobiotic disorders
Reticulohistiocytic proliferative disorders
Summary
Disorders of hair and nails
Disorders of hair
Disorders of the nails
Summary
Systemic disease and the skin
Skin markers of malignant disease
Endocrine disease, diabetes and the skin
Skin infection and pruritus
Androgenization (virilization)
Nutrition and the skin
Skin and the gastrointestinal tract
Hepatic disease
Systemic causes of pruritus
Summary
Disorders of pigmentation
Generalized hypopigmentation
Localized hypopigmentation
Hyperpigmentation
Summary
Management of skin disease
Psychological aspects of skin disorder
Skin disability
Topical treatments for skin disease
Surgical aspects of the management of skin disease
Systemic therapy
Phototherapy for skin disease
Summary
Surgical treatment of skin disorders
The dermatological diagnosis
Local anaesthesia
Electrocautery and electrosurgery
Curettage
Essential anatomy
Full-thickness excision
Skin grafts
Skin flaps
Mohs’ micrographic surgery
Conclusion
Summary
Cosmetic dermatology
The science of ageing
Old versus new cosmetic dermatology
Photoageing
Cosmetic dermatology treatments
Microdermabrasion
Chemical peels
Botulinum toxin
Injectable fillers
Ablative lasers – and fractional ablative lasers, radiofrequency ablation, Dermaroller, mesotherapy and injection of physiological products
Dermatological facial surgery
Cosmetic treatments for the body
Sclerotherapy
Conclusion
Summary
The future of dermatological practice
The changing clinical spectrum
Investigating the skin
The treatment of skin disease