Visualdx: Essential Dermatology in Pigmented Skin

Description

VisualDx: Essential Dermatology in Pigmented Skin combines a desk reference and a powerful online decision support system to give you point-of-care assistance in diagnosing and managing skin diseases in darkly pigmented skin. The book is written and edited by clinicians with extensive experience caring for patients with pigmented skin, including Hispanics, African-Americans, and diverse patients from many countries. It features over 700 full-color illustrations depicting the distinctive presentations of skin diseases in adults and children with darkly pigmented skin. These illustrations are valuable aids to both diagnosis and patient teaching because they show patients how the disease appears in skin types resembling their own pigmentation. The text is organized by skin lesion morphology to assist the differential diagnostic process. It covers 195 skin disorders, with illustrations and succinct text on visual signs and symptoms, diagnostic pearls, best laboratory tests, differential diagnosis, and treatment. An additional chapter covers dermatologic therapy. The online clinical decision support system can be accessed on a desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device. It enables you to search by patient findings, such as visual clues, signs and symptoms, medications, medical history, and travel history, to build a custom differential diagnosis. Thousands of images show both typical and variant disease presentations. Patient information sheets are also included.

Features

• Over 700 full-color images and 195 common skin disorders
• Shows distinctive presentations of diseases in darkly pigmented skin
• Organized by lesion morphology to aid in differential diagnosis
• Includes common mistakes and clinical pearls
• Outlines simple tests to order or perform
• Provides practical therapy and management
• The online/mobile VisualDx decision support system is a powerful point-of-care clinical tool.
• Can be accessed on desktop computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device.
• Functionality allows you to build a custom differential diagnosis from patient findings, such as lesion features, disease distribution, onset of disease, and symptoms and signs in other organ systems.
• VisualDx searches structured relationships between patient findings and diagnoses, derived from the medical literature. This yields much more accurate, comprehensive, targeted, and patient-specific differential diagnoses than generic search engines that search text or medical references organized by diagnosis.
• Website contains thousands of images showing both typical and variant disease presentations.
• Patient information sheets are included.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction to the VisualDx: Essential Dermatology Series
• Introduction to VisualDx: Essential Dermatology in Pigmented Skin Online

1. Approach to the Dermatology Patient
2. Examination of Pigmented Skin
3. Morphology and Distribution
4. Essential Skin Diseases
1. Multiple Lesions or Rash in the Febrile, Ill, or Toxic Patient
• Scarlet Fever
• Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
• Primary Infection
• Rocky Mountain
• Spotted Fever
• Secondary, Tertiary, and Congenital Syphilis
• Necrotizing Fasciitis
• Drug Hypersensitivity Syndrome (DRESS Syndrome)
• Kawasaki Disease
• Systemic Lupus
• Erythematosus (SLE)
• Disseminated Purpuras
• Erysipelas
• Ecthyma Gangrenosum
• Toxic Shock Syndrome
• Exfoliative Dermatitis
• Calciphylaxis
• Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis and Gonococcemia
• Henoch-Sch\u00f6nlein
• Purpura
• Frostbite
• Viral Exanthems (Rubeola [Measles], Cytomegalovirus [CMV] Infection, and Asymmetric Periflexural Exanthem of Childhood)
• Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease)
• Gianotti-Crosti Syndrome
• Cellulitis
• Dermatomyositis Erythema
• Annulare Centrifugum and Lyme Disease
2. Multiple Erythematous Lesions or Rash in the Well Patient
• Drug Eruption (Morbilliform and Urticarial)
• Pityriasis Rosea
• Pruritic Urticarial Papules Plaques of Pregnancy (PUPPP)
• Urticaria, Angioedema, and Dermographism
• Drug-Induced Photosensitive Reaction
3. Lesions with Prominent Pigmentary Change
• Acanthosis Nigricans
• Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome and Linear and Whorled Nevoid Hypermelanosis
• Genetic Disorders of Pigmentation
• Pityriasis Alba
• Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis
• Urticaria Pigmentosa and Mastocytoma
• Congenital Nevus Including Giant Congenital Nevus
• Drug-Induced Pigmentation
• Erythema
• Dyschromicum Perstans
• Fixed Drug Eruption
• Lentigo Simplex Melanoma, Acral Lentiginous Melanoma, Lentigo Maligna, and Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
• Oral Melanotic Macule
• Melasma
• Flat Pigmented Lesions
• Spitz Nevus Nevus, Becker's Nevi (Moles) Nevus, Blue Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation and Notalgia Paresthetica
• Seborrheic Keratosis and Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra
• Vitiligo
4. Lesions with Prominent Vasculature or Purpura
• Physical Abuse Stasis Dermatitis, Stasis Ulcer (Venous Ulcer), and Capillaritis Cutis Marmorata
• Vascular Malformations
• Kaposi Sarcoma
• Livedo Reticularis and Erythema
• Ab Igne Port-Wine
• Stain Pyogenic Granuloma
• Spider Angioma
• Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis (SBE)
• Raynaud's Phenomenon
5. Smooth Papules / Plaques / Nodules – Few Dermatofibromas
• Solitary Neurofibroma
• Basal Cell Carcinoma
• Pilomatricoma
• Keloid and Hypertrophic Scar
• Xanthelasma Palpebrarum
• Juvenile Xanthogranuloma
6. Smooth Papules / Plaques / Nodules – Many Molluscum Contagiosum
• Sarcoidosis Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
• Lymphomatoid Papulosis
• Tuberous Sclerosis
• Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
• Appendageal Tumors
• Flat Warts
• Miliaria Rubra
• Granuloma Annulare
• Histiocytosis
• Polymorphous Light Eruption
• Neurofibromatosis
• Xanthomas
7. Scaling or Crusted Papules / Plaques / Nodules – Few Epidermal Nevus
• Nummular Dermatitis
• Common Warts
• Pediculosis Corporis (Body Lice)
• Lichen Simplex
• Chronicus Lichen
• Striatus
• Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Tinea Corporis
• Non-Bullous Impetigo
• Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA)
8. Scaling or Crusted Papules / Plaques / Nodules – Many Xerosis and Eczema
• Craquel\u00e9 (Asteatotic Dermatitis)
• Ichthyoses
• Seborrheic Dermatitis
• Lichen Planus and Lichen Nitidus
• Lupus Erythematosus, Subacute Cutaneous Psoriasis and Pustular Psoriasis
• Tinea Versicolor
• Keratosis Pilaris
• Prurigo Nodularis
• Scabies
• Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
• Folliculitis
• Perforating Diseases
• Neurotic Excoriations
9. Fluid-Filled Lesions (Vesicles / Bullae / Pustules)
• Infantile Acropustulosis
• Bullous Disorders
• Incontinentia Pigmenti
• Contact Dermatitis
• Erythema Multiforme
• Minor Erythema
• Toxicum Neonatorum
• Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease
• Neonatal Herpes
• Herpes Zoster (Shingles)
• Bullous Impetigo
• Larva Migrans
• Lymphangioma Circumscriptum (Microcystic Lymphatic Malformation)
• Miliaria Crystallina
• Pustular Psoriasis (see Psoriasis, page…)
• Transient Neonatal Pustular Melanosis
• Staphylococcal
• Scalded Skin Syndrome
• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
• Graft-Versus-Host Disease
• Varicella
• Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
• Neonatal Candidiasis
10. Atrophy / Sclerosis Scleroderma and CREST Syndrome
• Radiation Dermatitis Striae and Steroid Atrophy
• Necrobiosis Lipoidica and Diabetic Dermopathy
• Neonatal Lupus
• Erythematosus Erythrasma and Intertrigo Ischemic Ulcer (Arterial Ulcer)
• Pressure Ulcer (Decubitus Ulcer)
• Factitial Dermatitis and Factitial Ulcers
• Pyoderma Gangrenosum
11. Limited Number of Lesions or Growths
• Soft Tissue Tumors
• Cysts Ecthyma
• Erythema Nodosum
• Gout
• Hidradenitis Suppurativa
• Cutaneous T-Cell
• Lymphomas
• Morphea
• Bite or Sting, Arthropod (Insect Bites) Bite, Spider Acrochordon
• Calcinosis
• Cutis Abscess and Abscess of the Newborn
• Majocchi's Granuloma
• Deep Fungus and Other Infections Cutaneous
• Leishmaniasis
• Sweet's Syndrome (Acute Febrile Neutrophilic Dermatosis)
• Mycobacterium Marinum and Other Atypical Mycobacterial Infections
• Furuncle and Carbuncle
12. Special Locations Multiple Facial / Neck Lesions
• Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, Tinea Barbae, and Tinea Faciei
• Facial Dermatitis- Rosacea and Perioral Dermatitis
• Acne
• Milia Acne
• Keloidalis Nuchae
• Mouth Aphthous Ulcers
• Oral Candidiasis (Thrush) and Periodontal Disease
• Orofacial Herpes Leukoplakia, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), and Hairy Leukoplakia
• Oral Melanotic Melanoma (see Oral Melanotic Macule, page…)
• Nails
• Onychomycosis
• Paronychia
• Pseudomonas
• Nail Infection
• Palms and Soles
• Juvenile Plantar Dermatosis
• Palmoplantar Keratoderma
• Tinea
• Pedis Plantar Warts, Corns (Clavi), and Calluses
• Dyshidrotic Dermatitis and Palmoplantar Pustulosis
• Blistering Distal Dactylitis
• Perineum Genital Candidiasis
• Condyloma Acuminatum (Genital Wart, HPV)
• Angiokeratoma of Scrotum
• Diaper Dermatitis- Irritant and Candida-associated Lichen
• Sclerosus et Atrophicus Tinea
• Cruris Pediculosis Pubis (Pubic Lice)
• Primary Syphilis and Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Genital Herpes
• Scalp A Practical Approach to Patients with Hair Problems
• Non-Scarring Alopecia
• Ectodermal Dysplasias
• Scarring Alopecia
• Cephalohematoma
• Pediculosis
• Capitis
5. Medical, Surgical, and Cosmetic Dermatologic Therapies

Index

Authors

Aída Lugo-Somolinos MD Associate Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Lynn McKinley-Grant MD Associate Professor, Division of Dermatology / Dermatology Residency Program, Georgetown University Hospital / Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Lowell A Goldsmith MD, MPH Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Art Papier MD Associate Professor of Dermatology and Medical Informatics, Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
Chris G Adigun MD Resident in Dermatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Donna Culton MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Mat Davey MD Resident in Dermatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Stephanie Diamantis MD Resident in Dermatology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Arden Fredeking MD Resident in Dermatology and Internal Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital / Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
Ivy Lee MD Resident in Dermatology, Georgetown University Hospital / Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC