Editors: Brian J. Hall, MD; John C. Hall, MD; and Clay J. Cockerell, MD
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Book Review by: Nano Khilnani

This is an easy-to-use reference text for dermatologists and surgical pathologists, as well as medical students and residents in dermatology and surgery.

This book contains approximately 450 pages of concise descriptions of more than 160 specific diagnoses. Bulleted information will enable you to quickly absorb the essential parts of the descriptions of the diseases and disorders.

Each chapter is organized the same way as others, enabling you to rapid go to that part of the chapter you are looking for.

For example, in the first chapter entitled Atopic Dermatitis (and all other chapters) you will be able to view information on the following basic aspects of a disease or disorder:

  1. Terminology
  2. Clinical Issues
  3. Etiology / Pathogenesis
  4. Microscopic Pathology
  5. Ancillary Tests
  6. Differential Diagnoses
  7. Selected References
  8. Microscopic Features (showing images of the disease, its progression, varieties, etc.)

The contents of this book are available in searchable form at: http://ebooks.amirsys.com.

You can access the Amirsys eBook Advantage features found on that website by scratching off the silver coated tab found on the inside front cover of this book to reveal the license key. If you’re an existing user you can log in to your account; if you’re a new user you can register for a new account. Both types of users can register this book with their license key.

Once on the site noted above, you can search for the content you are looking for. You can also get to an expanded section of diagnostic tips and references, and additional images.

Forty-two experts in various medical specialties authored the articles presented in 20 sections of this book; and about 80 other people contributed the images, which are so important in books on pathology. This list of Sections will give you an idea of the scope and coverage of this book:

  1. Spongiotic and Psoriasiform Dermatoses
  2. Inflammatory/Interface (Lichenoid) Dermatoses
  3. Vesicobullous Dermatoses
  4. Vascular and Related Diseases
  5. Panniculitides
  6. Connective Tissue / Soft Tissue Diseases
  7. Degenerative and Perforating Diseases
  8. Metabolic / Deposition Diseases
  9. Mucinoses
  10. Noninfectious Granulomatous Diseases
  11. Pilosebaceous Diseases
  12. Alopecias
  13. Reactions to Drugs
  14. Disorders of Epidermal Maturation and Keratinization
  15. Bacterial Infections
  16. Viral Infections
  17. Fungal Infections
  18. Arthropods/Parasites
  19. Other
  20. Reference

This is an excellent book on dermatopathology because it is quite comprehensive, with well-organized and presented material, and written and edited by experts in the field. Additionally, the various aspects of diseases and disorders are described in a systematic order in all chapters.

Editors:
Brian J. Hall, MD is a Resident in the Department of Pathology at University of Utah Hospitals and University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah.
John C. Hall, MD is Dermatologist at St. Luke’s Hospital, and Associate Staff at the University of Missouri Kansas Medical School and Kansas City Free Clinic in Kansas City, Missouri.
Clay J. Cockerell, MD is Clinical Professor of Dermatology and Pathology and Director of the Division of Dermatopathology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

Contributing Authors:
Kajsa Affolter, MD
Patricia J. Alvarez, MD
Francisco G. Bravo, MD
David Cassarino, MD, PhD
Wang L. Cheung, MD, PhD
Cary Chisholm, MD
Jessica M. Comstock, MD
George R. Collins, DO
Dirk Elston, MD
David J. DiCaudo, MD
Caly A. Elston, Medical Student
Tammy Ferringer, MD
Garth R. Fraga, MD
Gretchen Frieling, MD
Larissa V. Furtado, MD
Sudeep Gaudi, MD
L. David Hall, MD
Julie E. Jackson, MD
Michelle Lucero Jackson, MD
Sharon Jacob, MD
Chad Jessup, MD, MS
Drazen M. Jukic, MD, PhD
Christine J. Ko, MD
Atsuko Kodama, MD
Irina Maragaritescu, MD, DipRCPath
Martin C. Mihm Jr., MD
Michael B. Morgan, MD
Elizabeth Montgomery, MD
Cornelia S. Muller, MD
Khang Nguyen, MS
Michael W. Peterson, DO
Chandra N. Smart, MD
Bruce R. Smoller, MD
Joseph Susa, DO
Emma Taylor, MD
Viseslav Tonkovic-Capin, MD
Gonzalo De Toro, MD
Andrew C. Walls, BSc
Diane L. Wang, BSc
Talley Whang, MD
Noelle Williams, Medical Student
Aparche Yang, MD, FAAD