Consultations in Dermatology. Studies of Orphan and Unique Patients

This is a handbook on dermatologic differential diagnosis and clinical management, focusing on sixty-two challenging and vexing clinical cases that the Shelleys have encountered in over fifty years of patient practice in dermatology. The management problems of these extremely perplexing cases go far beyond evidence-based medicine. Each case is presented as a well-written vignette, told in a case-study tone. The authors first present the background of each case in a concise, thorough, manner including all the important clinical details, including tests and results. The authors then reveal the process involved in the diagnosis and the therapy involved. Finally, they include a section called ‘Questions for the Doctor’, which suggests relevant questions that the doctor should be pondering in each case. This is the perfect book for residents preparing for their boards.

• This book reviews the special derm differential diagnosis and therapy for sixty-two challenging and vexing cases
• Written by the internationally known Walter and Dorinda Shelley
• The perfect review for dermatology residents preparing for their Boards

Contents

Preface; Introduction; 1. The case of black sweat; 2. A case of hives that wouldn’t go away; 3. The painful bath; 4. A shower of hives; 5. A premenstrual rash; 6. Uncombable hair; 7. The man who couldn’t sweat; 8. Scratch blisters; 9. Skin deep photography; 10. The bug that never was; 11. Blue spots; 12. White spots; 13. Same place, next time rash; 14. The brown spots that wouldn’t go away; 15. The case of the painful fingertips; 16. A strange case of sunburn; 17. A multiple personality dermatitis; 18. Accidental hives; 19. Rotten fish odor; 20. Hormone blisters; 21. Flower shop itch; 22. ‘Stress and a penny’ hives; 23. The case of unilateral wrinkles; 24. Fiery red legs; 25. Painful feet; 26. Hot flashes and cold cream; 27. The blisters and the skin test; 28. A chilling pain; 29. Rough skin and sore throats; 30. The premenstrual purple chin; 31. Nine year hives; 32. Golf course dermatitis; 33. The secret message; 34. Herpes Gladiatorum; 35. Sunshine allergy; 36. L’Homme Rouge; 37. Rings of rash; 38. The breasts that never stopped growing; 39. The minister’s hives; 40. Hardened skin; 41. Battery blisters; 42. Swollen lips; 43. The worm from outer space; 44. A new light on psoriasis; 45. Black and blue spots; 46. The emergency room itch; 47. The sleeper; 48. A crazy rash; 49. Bald spots; 50. The dog died; 51. The abacus tumor; 52. No spit; 53. The smell of burnt toast; 54. The twenty-three year itch; 55. The mysterious treatment; 56. The creeping acne cyst; 57. Our first case; 58. A strange case of acne; 59. The case of the glass eye; 60. The hand eczema caper; 61. The sore that would never heal; 62. Black blisters.