Offering expert, practical guidance through the decision-making process, Differential Diagnoses in Surgical Pathology: Non-Neoplastic Dermatopathology, by Dr. Deborah L. Cook, helps you systematically solve tough diagnostic challenges in skin pathology and arrive at a correct diagnosis between commonly confused entities. In this all-new title, lesions are presented side by side for easy comparison, with clinical and pathological findings in short outline format followed by several full-color images. In addition to illustrating and discussing the classical features of these entities, the author emphasizes atypical features that can complicate diagnoses.

Provides side-by-side comparisons for each major differential diagnosis, helping you distinguish between commonly confused non-neoplastic dermatopathology lesions

Contains more than 1,000 full-color photographs that depict the features of each entity and cover major differential diagnoses in this challenging area

Covers inflammatory disorders and alterations of the epidermis and dermis, blistering diseases, disorders of the adnexae and subcutis, infectious diseases, and more

Ideal for practicing pathologists, pathologists in training, residents, and medical students
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Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE EPIDERMIS 1
Chapter 2 INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE DERMIS 80
Chapter 3 VESICULOBULLOUS DISEASES 154
Chapter 4 DISORDERS OF THE ADNEXAE 210
Chapter 5 DISORDERS OF THE SUBCUTIS 244
Chapter 6 ALTERATIONS OF THE EPIDERMIS AND DERMIS 283
Chapter 7 INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND INFESTATIONS OF THE SKIN 344
Index 417