Thoroughly revised and up-dated, this comprehensive, authoritative reference will help both the experienced and novice practitioner diagnose skin diseases and disorders more accurately and effectively. A superb full colour art programme illustrates the salient pathological features of both neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions and will help the reader interpret key clinical and diagnostic points. This single-authored text incorporates the wealth of Dr Weedons own personal observations and experience. His approach to the diagnosis and interpretation of skin biopsies is based on his thirty years as a dermatopathology practitioner and teacher.The author has reported on more than one million slides and the book is full of useful diagnostic clues and pearls drawn from that extensive personal experience. This remarkable book is an indispensable resource for all those involved in the identification and evaluation of skin disorders.
1 An approach to the interpretation of skin biopsies 2 Diagnostic clues
SECTION 2 TISSUE REACTION PATTERNS
3 The lichenoid reaction pattern (ˇĄinterface dermatitisˇ¦) 4 The psoriasiform reaction pattern 5 The spongiotic reaction pattern 6 The vesiculobullous reaction pattern 7 The granulomatous reaction pattern 8 The vasculopathic reaction pattern
SECTION 3 THE EPIDERMIS
9 Disorders of epidermal maturation and keratinization 10 Disorders of pigmentation
SECTION 4 THE DERMIS
11 Disorders of collagen 12 Disorders of elastic tissue 13 Cutaneous mucinoses 14 Cutaneous deposits 15 Diseases of cutaneous appendages 16 Cysts, sinuses and pits 17 Panniculitis
SECTION 5 THE SKIN IN SYSTEMIC DISEASES 18 Metabolic and storage diseases 19 Miscellaneous conditions 20 Cutaneous drug reactions 21 Reactions to physical agents
31 Tumors of the epidermis 32 Lentigines, nevi and melanomas 33 Tumors of cutaneous appendages 34 Tumors and tumor-like proliferations of fibrous and related tissues 35 Tumors of fat 36 Tumors of muscle, cartilage and bone 37 Neural and neuroendocrine tumors 38 Vascular tumors 39 Cutaneous metastases 40 Cutaneous infiltrates -- non-lymphoid 41 Cutaneous infiltrates -- lymphoid and leukemic