This classic two-volume masterwork offers comprehensive, encyclopaedic guidance on all aspects of paediatric skin disorders. Its editors and contributors are a veritable "who's who" of the top authorities in the field worldwide. Now illustrated in full colour throughout for the first time, the 3rd Edition is also more international in scope and more user-friendly in its organization than ever before. What's more, a new CD-ROM combines all of the book's nearly 1,800 illustrations with slide-making software, perfect for use in any type of presentation.

Features

Includes massive updates covering newly defined dermatologic entities genodermatoses and icythoses the latest drug treatments, including newly reported drug reactions and much more.
Features contributions from five new associate Editors and a host of new authors-offering up-to-date, well-rounded perspectives on every subject.
Presents contributions from a more international assortment of authors, to better reflect worldwide "best practices."
Delivers 1,030 brand-new full-colour photographs that perfectly capture the appearance of a full range of skin disorders.
Offers meticulous editing throughout to eliminate overlap and repetition, and gathers all of the information on each disease in a single place for easier reference.
Provides many new tables and therapeutic algorithms for at-a-glance guidance.
Includes a new CD-ROM with slide-making package.

CONTENTS

I Basic science and principles of diagnosis and treatment

1. Structure and Function of the skin
Lowell Goldsmith, Robin Eady, Mark Dahl
2. Psychosocial development in children with cutaneous disease
Michael Jellinek, Paula Rauch
3. Principles of diagnosis in pediatric dermatology
Hennning Hamm, Robert Johr, Johannes Mayer
4. Principles of treatment in pediatric dermatology laine Siegfried, Amy Nopper, Zoe Draelos
5. Surgical techniques
Annette Wagner, Bari Cunningham

II Neonatal and inherited disorders

6. Neonatal skin and skin disorders
Lawrence Eichenfield, Margarita Larralde
7. Genodermatoses
Disorders of the Dermis Amy Paller
Immunodeficency disorders Amy Paller
Mosaicism Rudolf Happle and Arne König
Metabolic disorders Peter Itin
Photosensitivity disorders Adrian Pierini
Aging disorders Patsy Lenane and Bernice Krafchik
Neurofibromatosis and tuberous sclerosis Bruce Korf
Pigmentary disorders Seth Orlow
Tumor Syndromes Susan Mallory
Ectodermal dysplasia and dyskeratosis congenita Peter Itin and Rudolf Happle
8. Ichthyosis and disorders of keratinization
Arne Konig, Gabriele Richard, Heiko Traupe, Celia Moss

III Diseases of mucous membranes and appendageal structures

9. Mucous membrane disorders
Adelaide Hebert, Eckart Hanneke
10. Pigmentary abnormalities
Joseph Morelli, Alain Taieb, Norman Levine, Rafael Falabella
11. Hair disorders
Maureen Rogers, Yong-Kwang Tay
12. Nail and selected appendageal abnormalities
Robert Silverman, Robert Baran
13. Acne
Dan Krowchuk, Carlo Gelmetti, Anne Lucky

IV Reaction patterns

14. Eczematous dermatitis
Bernice Krafchik, Anne Halbert, Kazuya Yamamoto and Rikako Sasaki
15. Paulosquamous disease
Peter Hogan
16. Vesiculobullous disease
Michael Tidman, Maria Garzon
17. Diseases of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues
Julie Prendiville, Alfons Krol
18. Sclerosing and atrophying conditions
Mary K Spraker, Edith Garcia-Gonzalez, Lourdes Tamayo Sanchez
19. Vascular reactions
William L Weston, David Orchard

V Neoplasms and systemic diseases

20. Vascular birthmarks, other abnormalities of blood vessels and lymphatics
Ilona Frieden, Odile Enjolras, Nancy Esterly
21. Benign neoplasms, premalignant conditions and malignancy
Walter HC Burgdorf, Ramon Ruiz-Maldonado
22. Cutaneous manifestations of endocrine and nutritional disorders
Anne Lucky, Julie Powell
23. Collagen vascular, connective tissue and selected systemic diseases with skin manifestations
Patricia Treadwell, Tomisaku Kawasaki, Nancy Barnett, Dowain Wright

VI Infections and infestations

24. Bacterial infections
Wesley King Galen, Gayle Fischer, Gary Darmstadt
25. Viral infections
Anthony Mancini, Christine Bodemer
26. Fungal, protzoan and helminthic infections
Sheila Friedlander, Hector Caceres-Rios
27. Infestations
Terri Meinking, David Taplin
28. Sexually transmitted diseases
Gail Todd, Walter Krause

VII Injuries

29. Venomous animal injuries, physical injury and environmental hazards
Sharon Raimer, Ben Raimer, Lesley Boyer, Chulabhorn Pruksachatkunakorn, Ana Duarte
30. Drug Reactions

Neil Shear and Sandra Knowles