Weedon's skin pathology /
David Weedon ; contributors, Geoffrey Strutton, Adam I. Rubin.
- 3rd ed.
- [Edinburgh] : Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, c2010.
- 1v, 1041 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) 30 cm.
Expert consult--Cover.;The complete reference list can be found on the companion Expert Consult Web site at http://www.expertconsultbook.com and/or the accompanying volume of references.;Rev. ed. of: Skin pathology. 2002.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An approach to the interpretation of skin biopsies -- Diagnostic clues -- The lichenoid reaction pattern ('interface dermatitis') -- The psoriasiform reaction pattern -- The spongiotic reaction pattern -- The vesiculobullous reaction pattern -- The granulomatous reaction pattern -- The vasculopathic reaction pattern -- Disorders of epidermal maturation and keratinization -- Disorders of pigmentation -- Disorders of collagen -- Disorders of elastic tissue -- Cutaneous mucinoses -- Cutaneous deposits -- Diseases of cutaneous appendages -- Cysts, sinuses, and pits -- Panniculitis -- Metabolic and storage diseases -- Miscellaneous conditions -- Cutaneous drug reactions -- Reactions to physical agents -- Cutaneous infections and infestations - histological patterns -- Bacterial and rickettsial infections -- Spirochetal infections -- Mycoses and algal infections -- Viral diseases -- Protozoal infections -- Marine injuries -- Helminth infestations -- Arthropod-induced diseases -- Tumors of the epidermis -- Lentigines, nevi, and melanomas -- Tumors of cutaneous appendages -- Tumors and tumor-like proliferations of fibrous and related tissues -- Tumors of fat -- Tumors of muscle, cartilage, and bone -- Neural and neuroendocrine tumors -- Vascular tumors -- Cutaneous metastases -- Cutaneous infiltrates - non-lymphoid -- Cutaneous infiltrates - lymphomatous and leukemic.