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Dermatology - 2 Volume Set, 5th Edition |
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Doody's Core Title (2024 Edition)
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2.4
(Health Sciences - Dermatology)
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ISBN: 978-0-7020-8225-2,
2717 pages,
Hard Cover ISBN-10: 0-7020-8225-2 |
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Copyright: |
2025 |
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Edition: |
5th |
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Author: |
Bolognia, Jean L., MD; Schaffer, Julie V., MD; Cerroni, Lorenzo, MD |
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Specialties:
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Dermatology |
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
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List Price: |
$479.99 |
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At A Glance
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**Selected for Doody?s Core Titles? 2024 in Dermatology** For dermatology residents and trainees, as well as those in clinical practice, Dermatology is the leading reference for understanding, diagnosing, and treating the full spectrum of skin disease -- and is the key resource that residents rely on throughout their training and certification. Widely recognized for its easy-in, easy-out approach, this revised 5th Edition turns complex information into user-friendly visual content through the use of clear, templated chapters, digestible artwork, and easy-to-follow algorithms and tables. This two-volume masterwork provides complete, authoritative coverage of basic science, clinical practice of both adult and pediatric dermatology, dermatopathology, and dermatologic surgery -- more than any other source, making it the gold standard reference in the field today. Learn more and order here.
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Reviewer:
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Patricia Wong,
MD
(Private Practice)
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Range
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Score
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1-10 |
Are the author's objectives met? |
10 |
1-10 |
Rate the worthiness of those objectives. |
10 |
1-5 |
Is this written at an appropriate level? |
5 |
1-5 |
Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
5 |
1-5 |
Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
5 |
1-5 |
Rate the authority of the authors. |
5 |
1-5 |
Are there sufficient illustrations? |
5 |
1-5 |
Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. |
5 |
1-5 |
Rate the print quality of the illustrations. |
5 |
1-5 |
Are there sufficient references? |
5 |
1-5 |
Rate the currency of the references. |
5 |
1-5 |
Rate the pertinence of the references. |
5 |
1-5 |
Rate the helpfulness of the index. |
5 |
1-5 |
If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book |
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1-10 |
Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? |
10 |
1-10 |
If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
10 |
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Reviewer:
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Patricia Wong,
MD
(Private Practice)
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Description
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This titanic encyclopedic reference continues to be the definitive leader in the dermatology world. The previous edition was published in 2018. In 2,717 pages, world experts comprehensively cover all known cutaneous diseases. Clinical presentations, etiology, treatments, and their mechanism of actions are accompanied by excellent clinical photographs, diagrams of pathophysiology, and tables summarizing genomic alterations, key features of diseases, and management tips. |
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Purpose
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The purpose of this book is to be THE educational resource for learning and updating one's knowledge on the full spectrum of skin disease and offer expert advice on evaluation and management. The book well fulfills these objectives. |
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Audience
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The audience is all dermatologists. |
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Features
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The 2-book set includes 22 sections. The sections in the first volume include but are not limited to Vesiculobullous Diseases, Rheumatologic Dermatology, Metabolic and Systemic Diseases, Genodermatoses, and Pigmentary Disorders. The second volume contains sections covering Infections, Infestations, and Bites, Atrophies and Disorders of Dermal Connective Tissues, Neoplasms of the Skin and Medical Therapy. The photography shows superb detail. Diagrams for approaching a differential diagnosis for a particular lesion summarize key differentiating points in an absorbable and logical manner. |
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Assessment
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What I love about this book is that the way it presents information is akin to the best lectures from medical school and dermatology conferences. Reading it is as if the best teacher (and not necessarily the world's expert) is laying out the critical foundations for how to think about the processes of diseases in a way that allow you to logically develop an understanding of the diseases and how to plan appropriate therapies. At the risk of sounding blasphemous, this book is my favorite and has replaced the classic Fitzpatrick's Dermatology, 9th Edition, Kang et al. (McGraw-Hill, 2020) on my shelf. This continues to be the first-place winner of all definitive dermatologic encyclopedic references. The book receives a standing ovation from me. |
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