A comprehensive textbook of dermatological conditions involving the lower extremities. Provides a detailed description of each condition, accompanied by vivid color photographs. Diagnostic tests and treatment recommendations are also included, as are comprehensive references.
Differentiates between localized skin lesions and cutaneous manifestations of systemic disorders, provides an overview of dermatology of the lower extremity, examines the histopathologic processes that can cause skin problems, reviews the principles of diagnosis and the classification of lesions, describes the different types of lesions, offers a flow sheet to facilitate diagnosis, details the clinical presentation of the full range of lower extremity skin disorders, and presents special considerations for diagnosis and treatment.
Contains more than 700 remarkable close-up photographs (695 in full color) that vividly depict the many types of skin diseases that can afect the lower extremities.
Features a logical organization in which similar disorders are grouped together, making it easy to locate a general family of problems and then determine which specific condition is affecting a particular patient.
Outlines the diagnostic tests and treatments that are most effective for each condition.
Includes many helpful references in every chapter.