Description

Encyclopedic, authoritative reference work that meets the information needs of practicing and trainee dermatopathologists when interpreting and reporting skin biopsy specimensSingle authored approach provides a uniformity and clarity of approach that other texts cannot match.Practical diagnostic clues assist both the experienced and novice practitioners formulate an accurate diagnosis and avoid error.Practical advice on diagnostic pitfalls and how to avoid them to help minimize reporting errorsOver 1,000 color photomicrographs illustrate the full range of pathologic appearances and help identify each diagnostic entity.

Make greater use of tables (for example, when presenting lists of drugs producing particular skin disorders) rather than embedding those lists in the text. There will also be a careful effort to avoid and eliminate redundancy of this informationGive greater weight, where needed, to molecular diagnostics, including FISH (fluorescence in situ hybridization) techniquesIntroduce �new� entities since the previous edition, with a possible listing of these in the front section of the bookReview and replacement of figures where improvements are needed; addition of new figures, e.g. to demonstrate key differential diagnostic pointsTypham this is the title: Weedon’s Skin Pathology 6th Edition