Weedon's Skin Pathology: Expert Consult - Online and Print

by David Weedon

Thoroughly revised and up-dated, this comprehensive, authoritative reference will help both the experienced and novice practitioner diagnose skin diseases and disorders more accurately and effectively. A superb full colour art programme illustrates the salient pathological features of both neoplastic and non-neoplastic conditions and will help the reader  interpret key clinical and diagnostic points. This single–authored text incorporates the wealth of Dr Weedon’s own personal observations and experience. His approach to the diagnosis and interpretation of skin biopsies is based on his thirty years as a dermatopathology practitioner and teacher.The author has reported on more than one million slides and the book is full of useful diagnostic clues and pearls drawn from that extensive personal experience. This remarkable book is an indispensable resource for all those involved in the identification and evaluation of skin disorders. New sections on treatment that highlight recent treatment trials and guidelines. Clinical descriptions updated. Brand new illustrations incorporated throughout. 14,000 new references. Latest IHC and molecular techniques set withing context of histopathological diagnosis. OMIM (online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) numbers added for all relevant diseases to provide access to continous update on the scientific basis of hereditary disease. Text and images available online via Expert Consult.

1052 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2009