CLINICAL DERMATOLOGY: Diagnosis, Disease Management, and Integrated Clinical Practice Foundations - Couverture souple

WILTKONS Ph.D, ALEX

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798174982314

Editeur : Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

CLINICAL DERMATOLOGY
Diagnosis, Disease Management, and Foundations of Integrated Clinical Practice
Skin findings can reveal far more than disease of the skin. They may provide the first visible evidence of infection, immune dysfunction, medication toxicity, vascular compromise, systemic illness, or malignancy. Clinical Dermatology offers a comprehensive, practical, and clinically focused guide to recognizing these findings, understanding their underlying mechanisms, and translating them into safe patient care.
Beginning with the structure, function, immunology, genetics, and pathophysiology of the skin, this textbook builds the scientific foundation required for accurate dermatological assessment. It then guides readers through history-taking, physical examination, lesion description, diagnostic testing, clinical reasoning, treatment selection, monitoring, prevention, and timely referral.
Twenty-five carefully organized chapters cover inflammatory, immune-mediated, infectious, vascular, appendageal, pigmentary, mucocutaneous, systemic, benign, premalignant, and malignant skin disorders. Dedicated chapters also address dermatological emergencies, special populations, patient safety, ethical practice, community dermatology, emerging technologies, and lifelong professional learning.
Inside this comprehensive textbook, readers will explore:

• Structure, function, barrier biology, immunology, and genetics of the skin
• Dermatological history-taking and systematic physical examination
• Accurate description of lesion morphology, configuration, and distribution
• Clinical presentation across diverse skin tones and patient populations
• Eczema, psoriasis, urticaria, angioedema, vasculitis, and autoimmune blistering disease
• Bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic, and arthropod-related skin conditions
• Acne, rosacea, hidradenitis suppurativa, and disorders of the hair, scalp, and nails
• Pigmentary, oral, genital, and perianal disorders
• Benign lesions, premalignant conditions, and cutaneous malignancies
• Cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease
• Topical, systemic, biological, procedural, and supportive treatment principles
• Dermatological emergencies and acute skin failure
• Patient safety, consent, confidentiality, ethical decision-making, and equitable care
• Prevention, public health, community services, digital dermatology, and future innovations

Clinical tables support rapid comparison of disorders, investigations, treatment approaches, and safety priorities. Section exercises, short-answer questions, and realistic clinical cases help readers apply knowledge, construct differential diagnoses, recognize dangerous presentations, select appropriate investigations, and make defensible clinical decisions. Five practical appendices provide accessible reference material on descriptive terminology, assessment frameworks, treatments and monitoring, emergency actions, and findings across diverse skin tones.
Written for medical students, nursing students, allied health professionals, clinicians, educators, public-health practitioners, and other healthcare learners, Clinical Dermatology combines scientific depth with practical clinical relevance. It is suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate education, professional training, supervised clinical practice, revision, and continuing reference.
Clear, inclusive, and strongly grounded in patient safety, this book equips readers to move beyond superficial pattern recognition and develop a disciplined understanding of what the skin reveals, why it matters, and how healthcare professionals should respond.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798174982314
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.de/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg