Atlas of Geriatric Dermatology / Edition 1

by Robert A. Norman, Edward M. Young, Jr

Overview

This is a comprehensive, practical, densely illustrated diagnostic and therapeutic guide for all geriatric dermatology providers. The book comprises 50 chapters and over 600 color photographs on topics ranging from common conditions such as basal cell carcinoma, rosacea, and seborrheic dermatitis to unusual conditions such as angiosarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, and porphyria cutanea tarda.

Sections include:

- Inflammatory conditions (including contact dermatitis, alopecia, erythema multiforme, pemphigus, bullous pemphigoid, porphyria, pruritus, psoriasis, rosacea, seborrhea, urticaria, xerosis, and more)

- Infections (fungus, herpes simplex and zoster, scabies, lice, and warts)

- Skin signs in systemic disease (skin tags, cutaneous metastases, xanthomas)

- Regional dermatoses (intertrigo, leg ulcers, pressure sores)

- Benign tumors (chondrodermatitis, cysts, ganglion, fibrous papule, seborrheic keratoses, lentigines, and benign vascular lesions)

- Pre-malignant and malignant tumors (actinic keratoses, angiosarcoma, basal cell carcinoma, dermatofibroma and dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, intraepidermal neoplasia, Kaposi's sarcoma, keratoacanthoma, lentigo maligna, cutaneous lymphoma, Mycosis fiungoides, melanoma, nevi and moles, and squamous cell carcinoma)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447145783
Publisher:	Springer London
Publication date:	08/07/2013
Edition description:	2013
Pages:	347
Sales rank:	505,052
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 10.98(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

Overview.- Contact Dermatitis.- Androgenetic Alopecia.- Bullous Pemphigoid.- Dermatitis Herpetiformis.- Erythema Multiforme.- Grover's Disease.- Pemphigus.- Perioral Dermatitis.- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda.- Pruritus.- Psoriasis.- Psychocutaneous Disorders.- Rosacea.- Rhinophyma.- Seborrheic Dermatitis.- Solar Elastotic Syndromes.- Urticaria.- Xerosis.- Superficial Fungal Infections.- Herpes Simplex.- Herpes Zoster.- Scabies And Lice.- Warts.- Acrochordons.- Cutaneous Metastases.- Xanthomas And Xanthelasma.- Intertrigo.- Leg Ulcers.- Pressure Ulcers.- Chondrodermatitis.- Cysts.- Digital Myxoid Cyst And Ganglion.- Fibrous Papule.- Seborrheic Keratoses.- Lentigines.- Benign Vascular Lesions.- Actinic Keratoses.- Angiosarcoma.- Basal Cell Carcinoma.- Dermatofibroma And Dermatofibrosarcoma.- Intraepidermal Neoplasia.- Kaposi’s Sarcoma.- Keratoacanthoma.- Lentigo Maligna.- Cutaneous Lymphoma (Excluding Mycosis Fungoides) and Pseudolymphoma.- Mycosis Fungoides (Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma) .- Melanoma.- Nevi.- Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Patricia Wong, MD (Private Practice)
Description: Medical practitioners specializing in geriatrics invariably will encounter dermatological conditions in their elderly patients. This pictorial atlas illustrates commonly seen skin diseases in this population.
Purpose: The purpose is to teach primary practitioners how to recognize and treat common skin diseases in the geriatric population.
Audience: The audience is general practitioners.
Features: The first chapter is a nice overview of changes that occur in aging skin and how these relate to the conditions that develop, such as xerosis, purpura, idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis, etc. Each of the remaining chapters focuses on a different topic (rosacea, skin cancer, seborrheic dermatitis, pemphigoid, drug reactions, etc.) and provides a brief summary of etiology, presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment, followed by color photographs showing typical clinical findings. The color photographs are of varying quality and the accompanying captions also vary in their informative nature. Focusing on the particular clinical observational skills one should cultivate would be helpful.
Assessment: This atlas provides a visual introduction to a myriad of conditions that primary care physicians and extenders will likely encounter in their practice with older patients. This is a reasonable starting place to become acquainted with the dermatological changes that occur on a cellular and immune level and how this contributes to skin diseases seen in the elderly.

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From the reviews:

“The purpose is to teach primary practitioners how to recognize and treat common skin diseases in the geriatric population. … This atlas provides a visual introduction to a myriad of conditions that primary care physicians and extenders will likely encounter in their practice with older patients. This is a reasonable starting place to become acquainted with the dermatological changes that occur on a cellular and immune level and how this contributes to skin diseases seen in the elderly.” (Patricia Wong, Doody’s Book Reviews, February, 2014)

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