Habif Thomas P. Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy

Edinburgh: Mosby Elsevier, 2010. — 5th ed., e-book. — 1101 p.; col. ill.Widely recognized as the world's leading dermatology manual, the new edition of Habif's Clinical Dermatology has been exhaustively updated to reflect today's best practices. A wealth of new features makes it easier, than any other resource, to identify, treat, and manage the full range of skin diseases.— Gain reliable, practical, and efficient guidance regarding the diagnoses and treatment of every dermatologic disorder you are likely to encounter.
— View the likeliest differential diagnoses for any body region.
— Diagnose and treat diverse patient populations with expanded coverage of patients with skin of color.
— Treat patients who have been traveling abroad with new coverage of tropical diseases.
— Make rapid, confident decisions on diagnosis and treatment by comparing your clinical findings to over 1,000 of the highest quality color images-including hundreds of original, never-before-published photographs-depicting virtually any skin condition.
— Apply the newest developments in diagnosis and treatment thanks to thorough updates throughout including an extensive section on the management of acne, eczema, and psoriasis as well as expanded coverage of arthropod disease.
— Prescribe effective dermatologic treatment with an expanded formulary to the most commonly used drugs; detailed guidance on the use of antibiotics; and the inclusion of the latest drug treatment options.
— Quickly access vital, up-to-date information from new tables throughout summarizing "need to know" diagnostic and therapeutic evidence.Skin anatomy — Principles of diagnosis and anatomy — Topical therapy and topical corticosteroids — Eczema and hand dermatitis — Contact dermatitis and patch testing — Atopic dermatitis — Urticaria and angioedema — Acne, rosacea, and related disorders — Psoriasis and other papulosquamous diseases — Bacterial infections — Sexually transmitted bacterial infections — Sexually transmitted viral infections — Warts, herpes simplex, and other viral infections — Superficial fungal infections — Exanthems and drug eruptions — Infestations and bites — Vesicular and bullous diseases — Connective tissue diseases — Hypersensitivity syndromes and vasculitis — Light-related diseases and disorders of pigmentation — Benign skin tumors — Premalignant and malignant nonmelanoma skin tumors — Nevi and malignant melanoma — Vascular tumors and malformations — Hair diseases — Nail diseases — Cutaneous manifestations of internal disease — Dermatologic surgical procedures — Bioterrorism — Corticosteroids (topical) — Dermatology and the recently returned traveler — Dermatologic formulary.