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<p>Acknowledgements ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>Glossary xiii</p> <p>Abbreviations xiv</p> <p>1 Introduction 1</p> <p>2 Introduction to dermatological therapeutics 10</p> <p><b>Part 1: Infections and Infestations 21</b></p> <p>3 Viral infections 23</p> <p>4 Bacterial infections and sexually transmitted bacterial diseases 45</p> <p>5 Mycobacterial infections 86</p> <p>6 HIV and the skin 98</p> <p>7 Fungal infections 106</p> <p>8 Parasitic diseases 124</p> <p>9 Arthropods stings and bites 137</p> <p><b>Part 2: Inflammatory Dermatoses 153</b></p> <p>10 Psoriasis 155</p> <p>11 Pityriasis rubra pilaris 175</p> <p>12 Lichen planus and lichenoid disorders 180</p> <p>13 Graft-versus-host disease 192</p> <p>14 Eczematous disorders 199</p> <p>15 Seborrhoeic dermatitis 222</p> <p>16 Atopic eczema 226</p> <p>17 Urticaria 236</p> <p>18 Mastocytosis 250</p> <p>19 Reactive inflammatory erythemas 254</p> <p>20 Behcet disease 262</p> <p>21 Neutrophilic dermatoses 267</p> <p>22 Immunobullous diseases 276</p> <p>23 Lupus erythematosus 300</p> <p>24 Dermatomyositis 318</p> <p>25 Sclerosis and morphoea 325</p> <p><b>Part 3: Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders Affecting the Skin 343</b></p> <p>26 Cutaneous amyloidoses 345</p> <p>27 Cutaneous mucinoses 351</p> <p>28 Porphyrias 355</p> <p>29 Nutritional disorders affecting the skin 363</p> <p><b>Part 4: Genetic Disorders Involving the Skin 373</b></p> <p>30 Inherited disorders of epidermal keratinisation 375</p> <p>31 Acquired and inherited hair disorders 388</p> <p>32 Acquired and inherited disorders of pigmentation 411</p> <p>33 Epidermolysis bullosa 427</p> <p>34 Genetic disorders of collagen elastin and dermal matrix 436</p> <p>35 Disorders affecting cutaneous vasculature 445</p> <p>36 Congenital naevi 450</p> <p>37 DNA repair disorders with cutaneous features 459</p> <p>38 Hamartoneoplastic syndromes 464</p> <p>39 Inherited metabolic disorders 470</p> <p><b>Part 5: Psychological and Neurological Disorders and the Skin 475</b></p> <p>40 Pruritus and prurigo 477</p> <p>41 Mucocutaneous pain syndromes 482</p> <p>42 Psychodermatology 486</p> <p><b>Part 6: Skin Disorders Associated with Specific Cutaneous Structure 493</b></p> <p>43 Acquired disorders of epidermal keratinisation 495</p> <p>44 Acne 503</p> <p>45 Rosacea flushing and blushing 522</p> <p>46 Hidradenitis suppurativa 536</p> <p>47 Disorders of the sweat glands 540</p> <p>48 Acquired and inherited nail disorders 545</p> <p>49 Acquired disorders of dermal connective tissue 562</p> <p>50 Sarcoidosis and granulomatous skin disorders 576</p> <p>51 Panniculitis 584</p> <p>52 Lipodystrophies and other acquired disorders of subcutaneous fat 596</p> <p><b>Part 7: Vascular Disorders Involving the Skin 605</b></p> <p>53 Purpura 607</p> <p>54 Vasculitis 613</p> <p>55 Dermatoses resulting from disorders of the arteries and veins 627</p> <p>56 Ulceration resulting from disorders of the veins and arteries 637</p> <p>57 Disorders of the lymphatic vessels 642</p> <p><b>Part 8: Skin Disorders Associated with Specific Sites Sex and Age 657</b></p> <p>58 Dermatoses of the external ear 659</p> <p>59 Disorders of the lips and mouth 662</p> <p>60 Dermatoses of the eye and eyelids 684</p> <p>61 Dermatoses of anogenital skin 693</p> <p>62 Dermatoses occurring in pregnancy 714</p> <p>63 Dermatoses of neonates 719</p> <p>64 Dermatoses of infants 729</p> <p>65 Infantile and congenital haemangiomas 743</p> <p><b>Part 9: Skin Disorders Caused by External Agents 749</b></p> <p>66 Cutaneous adverse reactions to drugs and radiotherapy 751</p> <p>67 Dermatoses caused by cold and heat 769</p> <p>68 Photodermatoses 775</p> <p>69 Contact dermatitis 784</p> <p><b>Part 10 Neoplastic Proliferative and Infiltrative Disorders Affecting the Skin 795</b></p> <p>70 Benign melanocytic proliferations and melanocytic naevi 797</p> <p>71 Benign keratinocytic acanthomas and proliferations 821</p> <p>72 Cutaneous cysts 826</p> <p>73 Lymphocytic infiltrates 829</p> <p>74 Cutaneous histiocytoses 835</p> <p>75 Soft‐tissue tumours and tumour‐like conditions 844</p> <p>76 Tumours of skin appendages 857</p> <p>77 Kaposi sarcoma 869</p> <p>78 Cutaneous lymphomas 872</p> <p>79 Basal cell carcinoma 890</p> <p>80 Squamous cell carcinoma its precursors and skin cancer in the immunocompromised patient 901</p> <p>81 Melanoma 917</p> <p>82 Dermoscopy of melanoma and naevi 930</p> <p>83 Merkel cell carcinoma 941</p> <p>84 Cutaneous markers of internal malignancy 944</p> <p><b>Part 11: Systemic Disease and the Skin 955</b></p> <p>85 The skin and systemic diseases 957</p> <p>86 Acute dermatoses 975</p> <p>87 Differential diagnosis 981</p> <p>88 Drugs in dermatology 990</p> <p>Index 1006</p>

<p><b>EDITED BY</b></p> <p><b>Professor Christopher E. M. Griffiths, OBE, MD, FMedSci,</b> Foundation Professor of Dermatology, The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. <p><b>Dr. Tanya O. Bleiker, FRCP,</b> Consultant Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton, Derby, UK. <p><b>Dr. Daniel Creamer, MD, FRCP,</b> Consultant Dermatologist, Department of Dermatology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK. <p><b>Dr. John R. Ingram, MA, MSc, DM(Oxon), FRCP(Derm), FAcadMEd,</b> BJD Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Reader and Consultant Dermatologist, Division of Infection and Immunity, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. <p><b>Dr. Rosalind C. Simpson, PhD, MRCP(Derm),</b> Associate Professor and Consultant Dermatologist, Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

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