This work represents, in many ways, an incremental revision and update of the previous edition, which itself was a somewhat more extensive revision of the series of editions produced over more than 40 years by Walter Lever, M.D.
Lever's Histopathology of the Skin is a classic, comprehensive work that has been used by generations of dermatopathologists, pathologists, and dermatologists to further their knowledge, in their current practices, and in the training of their students. The pathophysiologic organization is based on Walter Lever's original scheme, with appropriate modifications over the years, and is more efficient than the pattern method, since related entities are discussed in juxtaposition.
This edition contains over 1,400 full-color illustrations, including photomicrographs and clinical photographs of diseases not covered in previous editions. The chapter on algorithmic pattern recognition has been expanded and extensively cross-referenced to the chapters on diseases to aid readers in generating differential diagnoses for unknown cases.
A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.
Contents
- 1 Introduction to dermatopathologic diagnosis
- 2 Biopsy techniques
- 3 Histology of the skin
- 4 Laboratory methods
- 5 Algorithmic classification of skin disease for differential diagnosis
- 6 Congenital diseases (genodermatoses)
- 7 Noninfectious erythematous, papular, and squamous diseases
- 8 Vascular diseases
- 9 Noninfectious vesiculobullous and vesiculopustular diseases
- 10 Connective tissue diseases
- 11 Cutaneous toxicities of drugs
- 12 The photosensitivity disorders
- 13 Disorders associated with physical agents : heat, cold, radiation, and trauma
- 14 Noninfectious granulomas
- 15 Degenerative diseases and perforating disorders
- 16 Cutaneous manifestations of nutritional deficiency states and gastrointestinal disease
- 17 Metabolic diseases of the skin
- 18 Inflammatory diseases of hair follicles, sweat glands, and cartilage
- 19 Inflammatory diseases of the nail
- 20 Inflammatory diseases of the subcutaneous fat
- 21 Bacterial diseases
- 22 Treponemal diseases
- 23 Fungal diseases
- 24 Protozoan diseases and parasitic infestations
- 25 Diseases caused by viruses
- 26 The histiocytoses
- 27 Pigmentary disorders of the skin
- 28 Benign pigmented lesions and malignant melanoma
- 29 Tumors and cysts of the epidermis
- 30 Tumors of the epidermal appendages
- 31 Cutaneous lymphomas and leukemias
- 32 Tumors of fibrous tissue involving the skin
- 33 Vascular tumors : tumors and tumor-like conditions of blood vessels and lymphatics
- 34 Tumors with fatty, muscular, osseous, and cartilagenous differentiation
- 35 Tumors of neural tissue
- 36 Metastatic carcinoma of the skin : incidence and dissemination
Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage.
- Emphasis on pathogenesis, immunohistochemistry and molecular techniques as used in the laboratory.
- Maintains traditional organization of pathophysiologic classification of disease while incorporating "primer" on pattern-algorithm diagnosis.
- Over 1,300 full-color illustrations.
New to this edition
- Addition of new diseases and updates to information on existing diseases.
- Over 200 new images (histopathology of "new" diseases and clinical images) will be added.
- Expansion of pattern-recognition "primer" and extensive cross-referencing to the chapters and perhaps also to the second edition of the Atlas.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 1408 pages
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Tenth edition (September 23, 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0781773636
- ISBN-13: 978-0781773638
- Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 2.2 inches