Pediatric Dermatology: A Quick Reference Guide

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 mosaicisn, 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.