Featuring over 300 full-color illustrations and a unique format designed to aid in retaining information, this user-friendly guide to
genetic skin disorders is ideal for board preparation and clinical reference for dermatologists, pediatricians, or any practitioner interested in this area. Each syndrome is presented on a two-page spread. Full body diagrams and clinical photographs appear on one page. Bulleted text on the facing page summarizes patterns of inheritance, prenatal diagnosis, incidence, age of presentation, pathogenesis, key features, differential diagnosis, laboratory findings, management, and prognosis.
Boxed clinical pearls from invited experts are also included. All
OK. If you are a dermatology resident - you should get this book. It has most of the major
genodermatoses that you wil be asked about. It needs updating, as do all textbooks, but only in that the
Dr. Spitz's Genodermatoses is an invaluable part of a dermatologist's armamentarium. Its thoughtful juxtaposition of textual disease highlights with unforgettable illustrations makes learning (and