Handy compendium of diagnosis and therapy of the major dermatologic diseases, brief and to the point.Clear presentation of complex themes and therapy principles with the aid of descriptive color plates and concise textsA multitude of images and color plates to aid visual understandingAlso useful for revision, e.g. before oral examinationsVisualisaton of complex contexts and techniques using actual casesCovers pathophysiology, therapy, clinical hallmarks, histology images

I Basic Principles1 Introduction2 Embryology and Anatomy3 Biochemistry4 Physiology5 Immunology6 GeneticsII Diagnosis of Dermatologic Diseases7 Laboratory8 In-vivo Allergy Diagnosis9 Imaging ProceduresIII Treatment of Dermatologic Diseases10 Medical Therapy11 Physical Modes of Therapy12 Operative DermatologyIV Dermatologic Diseases13 Dermatologic Examinations14 Inflammatory Diseases of the Epidermis15 Inflammatory Diseases of the Dermal-Epidermal Junction16 Genetic Diseases of the Dermal-Epidermal Junction17 Inflammatory Diseases of the Dermis18 Inflammatory Diseases of the Subcutaneous Fat19 Genetic Diseases of the Connective Tissue20 Genetic Diseases of the Epidermis21 Tumors of the Epidermis22 Tumors of the Dermis and Subcutis23 Hematopoietic Tumors24 Disorders of Melanocytes and Pigmentation25 Diseases of Vascular System26 Diseases of Adnexal Structures27 Cutaneous Signs of Systemic Diseases28 Skin Diseases in Different Stages of Life29 Adverse Drug Reactions30 Genodermatoses31 Psychocutaneous Diseases32 Viral Diseases33 Bacterial Diseases34 Fungal Diseases35 Parasitic Diseases36 Sexually Transmitted Diseases37 HIV/AIDS38 Environmental DiseasesV Appendix