Genodermatoses: A Clinical Guide to Genetic Skin Disorders - Second edition

Spitz, Joel L.

ISBN 10: 0781740886 / ISBN 13: 9780781740883

Published by Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Williams, 2005

About this Item

Original pictorial boards, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations (including photographs), 4to.; Small ownership sticker on first endpaper.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Genodermatoses: A Clinical Guide to Genetic Skin Disorders - Second edition
• Publisher: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Williams
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781740886
• ISBN 13: 9780781740883
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Specially designed for dermatologists, pediatricians, and family physicians, this user-friendly guide to genetic skin disorders is an ideal resource for both board preparation and clinical practice. To help make learning a difficult subject more efficient and effective, the text takes a user-friendly, visual approach, featuring more than 300 full-color illustrations and a format designed for maximum retention of content.

You'll find features like these—

• Each syndrome is presented in easy-to-read, two-page spreads, allowing you to read material in depth or at-a-glance
• Full body diagrams and clinical photographs of each syndrome
• Bulleted text summarizing the patterns of inheritance, prenatal diagnosis, incidence, age of presentation, pathogenesis, key features, differential diagnosis, laboratory findings, management, and prognosis
• Boxed features highlight clinical pearls and add insight and breadth to the material
• New syndromes such as PHACE, AEC, EEC, Griscelli, and Birt-Hogg-Dube

As a board preparation tool or on-the-job resource, this powerful reference is valued for its breadth and depth as well as its compact, efficient format.