Overview
This book provides a brief pictorial atlas highlighting the variations of appearance of skin, hair, and nails, both in the natural state for children of all colors, and the appearance when affected by skin disease. The atlas includes five ethnic groupings: Caucasian African, Afro-caribbean, and African American Asian Hispanic and Latino Indian and Middle Eastern (Arab) Each group is assessed for known or clinically relevant skin differences using clinical photographs, basic microscopy, and dermoscopy.
Full Product Details
Author: N Silverberg
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
Weight: 0.558kg
ISBN: 9781493951970
ISBN 10: 1493951971
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 23 August 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Reviews
From the reviews: A practical atlas of frequent disorders of the hair, skin and nails encountered in a pediatric clinic. The Atlas describes the ailments by ethnic origin which is helpful. With many illustrations in color, and tables. Each of the 15 chapters has a relevant and updated reference list. Very useful for pediatric practitioners, students, interns and residents. (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 10 (2), January, 2013) The purpose is to educate dermatologists in recognizing the range of clinical presentations various skin diseases have in different skin types. The audience is dermatologists and pediatricians. ... This book offers a relatively easy way to become familiar with the range of clinical presentations of a given skin condition in different skin color types. Medical students would benefit from studying the book during their pediatric dermatology rotation. (Patricia Wong, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2012)
Author Information
Dr. Nanette B. Silverberg, M.D., PLLC is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and is board-certified in dermatology and pediatric dermatology. Dr. Silverberg is the Director of Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology at the St. Luke?s-Roosevelt and Beth Israel Medical Centers in New York City. Dr. Silverberg also serves as Senior Associate Editor of the index medicus journal Cutis and course director of the popular Hot Topics and Current Trends in Pediatric Dermatology. Dr. Silverberg has been listed in Best Doctors, Super Doctors and Castle Connolly. Among her community outreach efforts, she has served on the Youth Education Committee of the American Academy of Dermatology and as a board member of Vitiligo Support International, non-profit dedicated to the education of vitiligo patients and their loved-ones, for whom she has participated in and hosted support groups and educational forums.
