Primer of Dermatopathology

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Author: Antoinette F. Hood
Published: July 2002
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 0781732360
Paperback Book
Number of Pages: 559

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Primer of Dermatopathology

Hood, Antoinette F., MD(Johns Hopkins Univ); Kwan, Theodore H., MD(Harvard Univ); Mihm, Martin C., Jr., MD(Harvard Univ); Horn, Thomas D., MD(Johns Hopkins Univ) This book may as well be called "How to Read Your Own Skin Slides." The authors present the core of dermatopathology in a schematic manner to help the novice systematically approach the study of skin biopsies. Once the pathology is located at a low power view, the corresponding chapter is selected. All the possible diseases are listed in the left column, accompanied by the histological criteria with bold characters to emphasize the most important points in the middle column, and helpful details and distinguishing features in the right column. This significantly expanded second edition appears nine years after the first (1984). There are new chapters on histochemistry and subepidermal clefting. A brief section on pathophysiology has also been added, but it covers only a few diseases. This book is aimed at the dermatology or pathology resident. The photomicrographs are well selected, and this second edition has replaced some pictures to improve the visual message. Regrettably, there are still some rare inaccurate illustrations. The book also contains many drawings that greatly surpass the teaching attributes of photoimages by focusing on the pathology and filtering the distracting background. The book contains many extensive differential diagnosis lists that may help the established dermatopathologist but may confuse the resident. The idea of a schematic approach to teach dermatopathology is attractive, but it has its drawbacks. Carried to an extreme, one could imagine the scanning computer as an alternative cheaper "ersatz" pathologist. Although extremely useful to the resident in dermatology and pathology, at whom this book is aimed, pathology is not simplistic and a second morecomplete textbook is required as a backup. New edition of an introductory text for residents and nonspecialists in dermatopathology. Skin abnormalities are grouped according to location and morphological characteristics. Information includes the disease entities, the histologic criteria for diagnosis, and the differential diagnosis, including important clinical information and hints. The book contains about 400 b&w photomicrographs and drawings; The accompanying CD-ROM contains 2,000-plus color photomicrographs, as well as self-assessment quizzes. Edited by dermatologists Hood (Eastern Virginia Medical School), Theodore H. Kwan (Lahey Clinic), Martin C. Mihm, Jr. (Massachusetts General Hospital), and Bruce R. Sommer and Thomas D. Horn (both of the U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences). Hood, Antoinette F., MD (Johns Hopkins Univ); Kwan, Theodore H., MD (Harvard Univ); Mihm, Martin C., Jr., MD (Harvard Univ); Horn, Thomas D., MD (Johns Hopkins Univ)

Table of Contents
Preface
Preface to the First Edition
Guide to the Use of This Book and CD-ROM
I Introduction
1 Normal Histology of the Skin 3
2 Glossary 21
3 Histochemistry 39
II Epidermis
4 Hyperkeratosis with or without Alteration of the Granular Layer 47
5 Psoriasiform Hyperplasia 55
6 Vesicles, Pustules, and Bullae 75
7 Neoplastic Patterns of the Epidermis 101
8 Atrophic Processes of the Epidermis 131
9 Disorders of the Melanocyte 139
III Basement Membrane Zone, Papillary Dermis, and Superficial Vascular Plexus
10 Vacuolization of the Basement Membrane Zone 177
11 Subepidermal Clefting, Blister, or Pustule Formation 187
12 Bandlike Infiltrate at the Dermoepidermal Junction 203
13 Predominantly Perivascular Infiltrate of the Upper Dermis 219
14 Deposition in and Alteration of the Papillary Dermis 235
15 Hyperplasia of the Papillary Dermis 239
IV Reticular Dermis
16 Predominantly Perivascular Infiltrate of the Reticular Dermis 245
17 Granulomas and Granulomatous Inflammation 273
18 Diffuse Infiltrate 299
19 Nodular Infiltrate 325
20 Disorders of Collagen and Elastic Tissue 335
21 Diseases Recognized Histologically by Deposition of Material in the Dermis 351
22 Hyperplasias and Neoplasms 367
23 Cysts in the Dermis 423
V Appendages
24 Disorders of the Pilosebaceous Unit 437
25 Disorders of the Sweat Glands 465
VI Panniculus
26 Diseases of the Subcutis 489
Index 513

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