Atlas of Skin Disorders: Challenging Presentations of Common to Rare Conditions

Atlas of Skin Disorders: Challenging Presentations of Common to Rare Conditions is a book written to assist the dermatologists and practitioners in the management of rare and challenging skin disorders. This atlas incorporates a wide range of skin disorders from the mildest and common conditions to the most severe conditions. It is the most valuable collection of such skin disorders from more than 274 outstanding contributors over 4 decades in China.

Key Features and Overview

The book provides the following clinical resources:

• Provides an extensive library of clinical cases contributed by more than 274 Chinese dermatologists over four decades.
• Offers about 387 conditions of skin disorders which are illustrated by 1215 superb images.
• Covers from common skin disorders with unusual presentations to rare skin disorders revealed in China.
• First book in English that elaborately profiles skin disorders of the highest didactic value in China.

In this book, a comprehensive coverage of about 387 conditions are illustrated by 1215 superb images, and each is introduced with an initial summary of clinical characters. The objective of this book is to provide readers with a clinical reference, which can be easily approachable and possesses the necessary expertise to sharpen a dermatologist’s diagnostic and clinical acumen.

Subject Categories Covered

The atlas covers various classifications of dermatological conditions, including:

• Virus Diseases: Ren-Gui Chen, Ping Li, Chen Wang, Ming-Yu Xia, Xin-Feng Wu, Cheng Tan et al.
• Bacterial Diseases: Ying-Bo Wei, Si-Yuan Chen, Ling-Yan Wang, Ru-Zhi Zhang
• Fungal Infections: Wen-Yuan Zhu, Xue Li, Shao-Xi Wu, Xue-Yuan Yang, Xun-Yi Dai, Cheng Tan et al.
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Chun-Li Zhou, Sheng-Yun Liu, Jian Yang, Yan-Fang Tong, Na-Sha Yu, Yan Lu et al.
• Mycobacterial Infections: Wei Jiang, Xiao-Ping Tao, Li-Hua Qi, Jian-Zhong Zhang, Fa-Long Cao, Wen-Yuan Zhu et al.
• Parasitic Infestations, Stings, and Bites: Ya-Lan Huo, Qing-Yun Kong, Li Li, Ying-Lin Wang, Hao Zhang, You-You Zheng et al.
• Allergic Disorders: Guang-Ming Fan, Yuan Lu, Hua-Gang Yuan, Cheng Tan, Xue-Zhuang Yue, Mai-Hua Hou et al.
• Disorders Resulting from Physical Factors: Dong-Lai Ma, Bo Li, Cheng Li, Feng Li, Ru-Zhi Zhang, Wen-Yuan Zhu et al.
• Papulosquamous Diseases: Mei Di, Dong-Fang Wan, Su-Qin Xu, Yan Lu, Jian-Ming Shen, Wen-Yuan Zhu et al.
• Rheumatologic Diseases: Xiang-Yang Su, You-Shou Gu, Dong-Lai Ma, Shu-Xian Yan, Tao Qu, Ru-Zhi Zhang et al.
• Vesiculobullous Diseases: Shan-Chuan Lei, Xi-Chuan Yang, Xue-Jun Zhu, Song Li, Zuo-Gang Xie, Qi Tan et al.
• Erythematous Diseases: Li Li, Cheng Tan, Yue-Hua Liu, Shu-Huan Zhang, Zhi-Qiang Song, Mai-Hua Hou et al.
• Vasculitis: Chun-Lei Han, Ying Wang, Chun-Xiang Zhang, Ren-Gui Chen, Guo-Jun Sun, Jun-Hong Ao et al.
• Cutaneous Vascular Diseases: Cheng Tan, Hong-Mei Jing, Li-Tao Zhang, Dong-Lai Ma, Ru-zhi Zhang

About the Editors

The publication is led by distinguished experts in the field:

• Wen-Yuan Zhu is the editor-in-chief emeritus of Clinical Journal of Dermatology (Chinese), professor and dermatologist of Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China.
• Cheng Tan is a professor and the director of Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China.
• Ru-zhi Zhang is a professor and the director of Department of Dermatology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Suzhou University, China.

Bibliographic Information

Essential details regarding this publication:

• Book Title: Atlas of Skin Disorders
• Book Subtitle: Challenging Presentations of Common to Rare Conditions
• Editors: Wen-Yuan Zhu, Cheng Tan, Ru-zhi Zhang
• Copyright: © 2018
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/97...