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The principles and practice of dermatology.2nd ed
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Volume 136, Number 1
Is this a book for a dermatologist or an ophthalmologist? Unquestionably Eye and Skin Disease is for both. Each specialty partially handicaps itself. Ophthalmologists all too often view their patients in the subdued light of the ophthalmologic examining room, whereas dermatologists often fail to look beyond the skin of the eyelid. The vision of both will be improved by this unique text.
W. Christopher Duncan, AID Lakeland, Florida
Book reviews
137
I highly recommend this new volume for all first-year dermatologic residents. Because the authors have attempted to maintain a manageable single-volume text, some subjects are treated with great brevity but still conrain the important core nucleus of information needed. Thorough reading of this volume will provide those residents with a strong knowledge foundation on which to build during their subsequent years of training.
DonaM P. Kadunce, MD Salt Lake City, Utah
The principles and practice of dermatology. 2nd ed.
Atlas of dermatopathology
W. Mitchell Sams, Jr., ME), and Peter J. Lynch, MD, editors, New York, 1996, Churchill Livingstone International. 1004 pages. $150.00.
George F. Murphy, MD, and Arlene J. Herzberg, MD, Philadelphia, 1996, W. B. Saunders and Company. 373 pages. $195.00.
The Principles and Practice of Dermatology is a worthy successor to the original volume. The book has been modesty expanded to 1004 pages of text and photographs. Examination of the table of contents shows that one chapter has been deleted ("Wound Healing") and replaced with a single new chapter, "Facial Cosmetics, Skin Care Products and the Dermatologic Patient." Several old clhapters now have new names; for example, "Paraneoplastic Syndromes" is replaced by "Cutaneous Signs of Systemic Malignancy." The chapters retain the organization of the original volume. Each begins with a tabulated surmnary of the entities covered within each chapter. Each disease entity is then discussed succinctly and, as with the original volume, accompanied by high-quality color clinical photographs. Many of these photographs will be recognized from the original text; however, there are many new additions to flais current volume. The references at the end of each chapter demonstrate that this text is updated, including refierences through 1994. Many of the chapters have been rewritten and now include many new tables not present in the original edition. These tables are thoughtfiflly constructed and clearly presented; they are a significant contribution to this new volume. For example, chapter 10 on viral exanthems summarizes each disease within the chapter by age, season, and prodrome, as well as other features. Chapter 1 on structure and functioning of the skin has been greatly expanded and updated; it now incorporates the section on wound healing. Chapter 5 on medical therapy and chapter6 on surgical therapy have been updated to include new agents and procedures that have been introduced to dermatology subsequent to the original edition. As should be with a second volume, relatively few errors were found within this text. A figure legend within the chapter on ichthyosis was incorrect. In addition, omissions of some new clinical entities, such as paraneoplastic pemphigus, are noticeable because of the attention the editors have given to updating this textbook.
George Murphy and Arlene Herzberg have prepared this richly illustrated hardbound volume of dermatopathology. This arias is a companion volume to Murphy's Textbook of Dermatopathology. As with the Textbook of Dermatopathology, this atlas of dermatopathology follows the same outline and structure based on the authors' grouping of diseases that fall within a particular bJstopathologic differential diagnosis. These include major categories of inflammatory dermatoses; neoplasms; pigmentary, systemic/metabolic, and degenerative disorders: and regional dermatopathology. Individual chapters are dedicated to specific histopathologic categories within the major groups. For example, under inflammatory dermatoses, specific chapters dealing with spongiotic dermatitis, psoriasfform dermatitis, vesicular bullous dermatitis, and others are found. Each of these chapters begins with a brief paragraph elaborating on the specific pathologic features that are unique to diseases within a specific histopathologic group. Most of the chapter, however, is dedicated to high-quality clinical and histologic color plates that beautifully depict the diseases within a given category. The tinctofial quality of the photomicrographs is among the best I have seen in any textbook. Unique to this textbook are well-rendered drawings that demonstrate the evolutionary stages of the diseases within each histopathologic category. Also unique to this textbook of dermatopathology is the section on regional dennatopathology. Within this section, Drs. Murphy and Herzberg provide beautiful photomicrographs of hair and nail as well as anogenital, oral, and ocular lesions. The book concludes with a chapter on comparative dermatopathology demonstrating histopathologic lesions in animal medicine. However, I do have a few concerns about the nomenclature used in the atlas. For example, the term dysplastic nevus is still used within this text; this term has been replaced by atypical nevus as suggested by a national consensus conference.
Is this a book for a dermatologist or an ophthalmologist? Unquestionably Eye and Skin Disease is for both. Each specialty partially handicaps itself. Ophthalmologists all too often view their patients in the subdued light of the ophthalmologic examining room, whereas dermatologists often fail to look beyond the skin of the eyelid. The vision of both will be improved by this unique text.
W. Christopher Duncan, AID Lakeland, Florida
Book reviews
137
I highly recommend this new volume for all first-year dermatologic residents. Because the authors have attempted to maintain a manageable single-volume text, some subjects are treated with great brevity but still conrain the important core nucleus of information needed. Thorough reading of this volume will provide those residents with a strong knowledge foundation on which to build during their subsequent years of training.
DonaM P. Kadunce, MD Salt Lake City, Utah
The principles and practice of dermatology. 2nd ed.
Atlas of dermatopathology
W. Mitchell Sams, Jr., ME), and Peter J. Lynch, MD, editors, New York, 1996, Churchill Livingstone International. 1004 pages. $150.00.
George F. Murphy, MD, and Arlene J. Herzberg, MD, Philadelphia, 1996, W. B. Saunders and Company. 373 pages. $195.00.
The Principles and Practice of Dermatology is a worthy successor to the original volume. The book has been modesty expanded to 1004 pages of text and photographs. Examination of the table of contents shows that one chapter has been deleted ("Wound Healing") and replaced with a single new chapter, "Facial Cosmetics, Skin Care Products and the Dermatologic Patient." Several old clhapters now have new names; for example, "Paraneoplastic Syndromes" is replaced by "Cutaneous Signs of Systemic Malignancy." The chapters retain the organization of the original volume. Each begins with a tabulated surmnary of the entities covered within each chapter. Each disease entity is then discussed succinctly and, as with the original volume, accompanied by high-quality color clinical photographs. Many of these photographs will be recognized from the original text; however, there are many new additions to flais current volume. The references at the end of each chapter demonstrate that this text is updated, including refierences through 1994. Many of the chapters have been rewritten and now include many new tables not present in the original edition. These tables are thoughtfiflly constructed and clearly presented; they are a significant contribution to this new volume. For example, chapter 10 on viral exanthems summarizes each disease within the chapter by age, season, and prodrome, as well as other features. Chapter 1 on structure and functioning of the skin has been greatly expanded and updated; it now incorporates the section on wound healing. Chapter 5 on medical therapy and chapter6 on surgical therapy have been updated to include new agents and procedures that have been introduced to dermatology subsequent to the original edition. As should be with a second volume, relatively few errors were found within this text. A figure legend within the chapter on ichthyosis was incorrect. In addition, omissions of some new clinical entities, such as paraneoplastic pemphigus, are noticeable because of the attention the editors have given to updating this textbook.
George Murphy and Arlene Herzberg have prepared this richly illustrated hardbound volume of dermatopathology. This arias is a companion volume to Murphy's Textbook of Dermatopathology. As with the Textbook of Dermatopathology, this atlas of dermatopathology follows the same outline and structure based on the authors' grouping of diseases that fall within a particular bJstopathologic differential diagnosis. These include major categories of inflammatory dermatoses; neoplasms; pigmentary, systemic/metabolic, and degenerative disorders: and regional dermatopathology. Individual chapters are dedicated to specific histopathologic categories within the major groups. For example, under inflammatory dermatoses, specific chapters dealing with spongiotic dermatitis, psoriasfform dermatitis, vesicular bullous dermatitis, and others are found. Each of these chapters begins with a brief paragraph elaborating on the specific pathologic features that are unique to diseases within a specific histopathologic group. Most of the chapter, however, is dedicated to high-quality clinical and histologic color plates that beautifully depict the diseases within a given category. The tinctofial quality of the photomicrographs is among the best I have seen in any textbook. Unique to this textbook are well-rendered drawings that demonstrate the evolutionary stages of the diseases within each histopathologic category. Also unique to this textbook of dermatopathology is the section on regional dennatopathology. Within this section, Drs. Murphy and Herzberg provide beautiful photomicrographs of hair and nail as well as anogenital, oral, and ocular lesions. The book concludes with a chapter on comparative dermatopathology demonstrating histopathologic lesions in animal medicine. However, I do have a few concerns about the nomenclature used in the atlas. For example, the term dysplastic nevus is still used within this text; this term has been replaced by atypical nevus as suggested by a national consensus conference.