Vulval Dermatologic Diagnosis. Diagnosis by Clinical Presenting Sign

Description

Rather than categorizing vulvar disorders by standard classifications such as neoplastic, inflammatory, or infective, this book describes the disorders by key presenting symptoms—such as erythema, bullae, plaques, cysts, or ulcers. This approach allows clinicians to quickly formulate a correct diagnosis.

Vulval Dermatologic Diagnosis: Diagnosis by Clinical Presenting Sign combines clinical images with short, concise descriptions to facilitate the timely and correct identification of various vulvar disorders.

The book includes hundreds of color clinical photographs for ease of diagnosis. For many disorders, a clinical description, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment are also included.

Written by leaders in the field with extensive clinical expertise in the area, these distinguished physicians and scientists consolidate decades of experience into one single volume. This book is a valuable and useful resource for dermatologists, gynecologists, family physicians, and medical students.

Features

• Uses a user-friendly approach for ease of diagnosis
• Includes a clinical description, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment for many disorders
• Features hundreds of color photographs and succinct text for ease of diagnosis
• Written by a team with extensive clinical expertise the field

Table of Contents

Anatomy
Anatomy

Erythema
Erythema
Erythema Plus Edema
Erythema Plus Scales

Edema
Edema
Edema Plus Ulcers

Vesicles Plus Abrasions/Ulcers
Vesicles Plus Abrasions/Ulcers

Bullae Plus Abrasions
Bullae Plus Abrasions
Bullae Plus Abrasions Plus Scarring

Pustules/Abscess
Pustules/Abscess
Pustules/Abscess Plus Scarring

Papules
Papules
Papules and/or Nodules
Papules and/or Plaques

Plaques
Plaques

Nodules
Nodules

Cysts
Cysts

Ulcers
Ulcers

Pigmentary Changes
Pigmentary Changes

Pruritus with or without Excoriations/Fissures
Pruritus with or without Excoriations/Fissures

Miscellaneous
Mechanical/Obstetric/Surgical Trauma
Congenital Malformations

Author(s)

Giuseppe A. Micali, MD, head, Sezione di Dermatologia e Venereologia, Dipartimento di Specialità Medico-Chirurgiche, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy; and visiting professor, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University and University of Illinois, Chicago, USA

Pompeo Donofrio, MD, dermatologist, Naples, Italy

Maria Rita Nasca, MD, PhD, Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Sicily, Italy

Stefano Veraldi, MD, director, School of Specialization in Dermatology and Venereology, University of Milan, Italy