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SECTION 23 Disorders of the skin Section editor Ro

23.1 Structure and function of skin 5591 John A. M

23.1 Structure and function of skin 5591 John A. McGrath ESSENTIALS Skin provides a mechanical an...

23.10 Infections of the skin 5695 Roderick J. Hay

23.10 Infections of the skin 5695 Roderick J. Hay ESSENTIALS A huge variety of different organism...

23.11 Sebaceous and sweat gland disorders 5699 Ali

23.11 Sebaceous and sweat gland disorders 5699 Alison M. Layton ESSENTIALS Cutaneous glands in hu...

23.12 Blood and lymphatic vessel disorders 5709 Pe

23.12 Blood and lymphatic vessel disorders 5709 Peter S. Mortimer and Roderick J. Hay ESSENTIALS ...

23.13 Hair and nail disorders 5724 David de Berker

23.13 Hair and nail disorders 5724 David de Berker ESSENTIALS Nails grow continuously throughout ...

23.14 Tumours of the skin 5732 Edel O’Toole

23.14 Tumours of the skin 5732 Edel O’Toole ESSENTIALS A variety of tumours, both benign and mali...

23.15 Skin and systemic diseases 5743 Clive B. Arc

23.15 Skin and systemic diseases 5743 Clive B. Archer and Charles M.G. Archer ESSENTIALS Dermatol...

23.16 Cutaneous reactions to drugs 5752 Sarah Wals

23.16 Cutaneous reactions to drugs 5752 Sarah Walsh, Daniel Creamer, and Haur Yueh Lee ESSENTIALS...

23.17 Management of skin disease 5761 Rod Sinclair

23.17 Management of skin disease 5761 Rod Sinclair ESSENTIALS Topical therapy employs a vehicle (...

23.2 Clinical approach to the diagnosis of skin di

23.2 Clinical approach to the diagnosis of skin disease 5596 Vanessa Venning ESSENTIALS As in mos...

23.3 Inherited skin disease 5602 Thiviyani Marutha

23.3 Inherited skin disease 5602 Thiviyani Maruthappu and David P. Kelsell ESSENTIALS Considerabl...

23.5 Papulosquamous disease 5621 Christopher E.M.

23.5 Papulosquamous disease 5621 Christopher E.M. Griffiths ESSENTIALS Papulosquamous diseases ar...

23.6 Dermatitis eczema 5630 Peter S. Friedmann, Mi

23.6 Dermatitis/ eczema 5630 Peter S. Friedmann, Michael J. Arden- Jones, and Roderick J. Hay ESS...

23.7 Cutaneous vasculitis, connective tissue disea

23.7 Cutaneous vasculitis, connective tissue diseases, and urticaria 5639 Volha Shpadaruk and Kar...

23.8 Disorders of pigmentation 5677 Eugene Healy

23.8 Disorders of pigmentation 5677 Eugene Healy ESSENTIALS Normal human skin colour results from...

23.9 Photosensitivity 5688 Hiva Fassihi and Jane M

23.9 Photosensitivity 5688 Hiva Fassihi and Jane McGregor ESSENTIALS Normal human skin is photose...

Bullous pemphigoid

Bullous pemphigoid ESSENTIALS Autoimmune bullous diseases of the skin are a heterogenous group of...

ESSENTIALS

ESSENTIALS

Introduction

Introduction

Subepidermal diseases

Subepidermal diseases

Table 23.4.1 Immunopathological characteristics of

Table 23.4.1 Immunopathological characteristics of main autoimmune bullous diseases 23.4  Autoimm...

Thiviyani Maruthappu and David P. Kelsell 23.4 Aut

Thiviyani Maruthappu and David P. Kelsell 23.4 Autoimmune bullous diseases 5612 Kathy Taghipour a...