Significantly updated and revised, this best-selling quick reference provides practical and concise guidance on the recognition and treatment of more than 100 pediatric and adolescent skin conditions. Includes more than 300 full color images that aid in accurate visual diagnosis. Coverage spans everything from dermatitis and acne to infections, pigmentation disorders, hair disorders, neonatal and infant conditions, drug eruptions, and much more.
Key Features
Nine new chapters

Cercarial Dermatitis

Pityriasis Rubra Pilaris (PRP)

Pilomatricoma

Spitz Nevus

Ectodermal Dysplasia

Subcutaneous Fat Necrosis

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Induced Rash and Mucositis

Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis (CARP)

Hyperhidrosis

35+ new color images to aid in accurate visual diagnosis
Must-have information on each condition is presented in the precise sequence in which you need it in the clinical setting:

Etiology/epidemiology

Symptoms and signs

How to make the diagnosis

Treatment

Prognosis

Referral considerations

Resources for families

Content highlights:

Approach to the patient with a rash

Diagnostic Techniques

Therapeutics

Dermatitis

Acne

Localized Viral Infections

Systemic Viral Infections

Localized Bacterial Infections

Systemic Bacterial, Rickettsial, or Spirochetal Infections with Skin Manifestations

Fungal and Yeast Infections

Infestations & Bites

Papulosquamous Diseases

Vascular Lesions

Hypopigmentation

Hyperpigmentation

Lumps and Bumps

Bullous Diseases

Genodermatoses

Hair Disorders

Skin Disorders in Neonates/Infants

Acute Drug/Toxic Reactions

Cutaneous Manifestations of Rheumatologic Diseases

Nutritional Dermatoses

Other Disorders