Dermatology Essentials for General Practice

Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Glossary of dermatological terms; Dermoscopy descriptions; Fitzpatrick skin types; Differential diagnosis Chapter 1: Itchy skin 1.1 Dermatitis herpetiformis 1.2 Eczema (dermatitis) 1.3 Fungal infection 1.4 Lichen planus 1.5 Nodular prurigo 1.6 Notalgia paraesthetica 1.7 Polymorphic light eruption 1.8 Pruritus without rash 1.9 Scabies 1.10 Urticaria Chapter 2: Scaly skin 2.1 Actinic keratosis 2.2 Bowen's disease 2.3 Discoid lupus erythematosus 2.4 Keratosis pilaris 2.5 Pityriasis rosea 2.6 Porokeratosis 2.7 Psoriasis Chapter 3: Broken and bubbly skin 3.1 Acne 3.2 Bullous pemphigoid 3.3 Erosive pustular dermatosis 3.4 Fixed drug eruption 3.5 Folliculitis 3.6 Hidradenitis suppurativa 3.7 Impetigo 3.8 Necrobiosis lipoidica 3.9 Perioral dermatitis 3.10 Pitted keratolysis 3.11 Pyoderma gangrenosum 3.12 Rosacea 3.13 Varicella 3.14 Venous ulcers Chapter 4: Discoloured skin: light and dark marks 4.1 Acanthosis nigricans 4.2 Cafe au lait macules 4.3 Erythrasma 4.4 Erythema ab igne 4.5 Melasma 4.6 Pityriasis versicolor 4.7 Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation 4.8 Idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis 4.9 Lichen sclerosus 4.10 Pityriasis alba 4.11 Postinflammatory hypopigmentation 4.12 Tuberous sclerosis 4.13 Vitiligo Chapter 5: Coloured lesions 5.1 Angioma 5.2 Atypical mole syndrome 5.3 Naevus 5.4 Melanoma 5.5 Seborrhoeic keratosis 5.6 Talon noir Chapter 6: Skin-coloured lesions 6.1 Basal cell carcinoma 6.2 Dermatofibroma 6.3 Epidermoid cyst 6.4 Molluscum contagiosum 6.5 Keloid scar 6.6 Sebaceous hyperplasia 6.7 Squamous cell carcinoma 6.8 Warts Chapter 7: Rashes 7.1 Adverse drug reaction 7.2 Erythema infectiosum 7.3 Gianotti-Crosti syndrome 7.4 Hand foot and mouth disease 7.5 Mycosis fungoides 7.6 Roseola 7.7 Scarlet fever 7.8 Vasculitis Chapter 8: Hair and nail changes 8.1 Alopecia areata 8.2 Androgenetic alopecia 8.3 Central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia 8.4 Frontal fibrosing alopecia 8.5 Telogen effluvium 8.6 Beau's lines 8.7 Onychomycosis 8.8 Paronychia 8.9 Subungual melanoma 8.10 Terry's nails Index