Weedon's skin pathology / James W. Patterson ; contributors Gregory A. Hosler, Karyn L. Prenshaw.

Includes bibliographical references.

An approach to the interpretation of skin biopsies -- Diagnostic clues -- The lichenoid reaction pattern ("interface dermatitis") -- The psoriasiform reaction pattern -- The spongiotic reaction pattern -- The vesiculobullous reaction pattern -- The granulomatous reaction pattern -- The vasculopathic reaction pattern -- Disorders of epidermal maturation and keratinization -- Disorders of pigmentation -- Disorders of collagen -- Disorders of elastic tissue -- Cutaneous mucinoses -- Cutaneous deposits -- Diseases of cutaneous appendages -- Cysts, sinuses, and pits -- Panniculitis -- Metabolic and storage diseases -- Miscellaneous conditions -- Cutaneous drug reactions -- Reactions to physical agents -- Cutaneous infections and infestations: histological patterns -- Bacterial and rickettsial infections -- Spirochetal infections -- Mycoses and algal infections -- Viral diseases -- Protozoal infections -- Marine injuries -- Helminth infestations -- Arthropod-induced diseases -- Tumors of the epidermis -- Lentigines, nevi, and melanomas -- Tumors of cutaneous appendages -- Tumors and tumor-like proliferations of fibrous and related tissues -- Tumors of fat -- Tumors of muscle, cartilage, and bone -- Neural and neuroendocrine tumors -- Vascular tumors -- Cutaneous metastases -- Cutaneous infiltrates: nonlymphoid -- Cutaneous infiltrates: lymphomatous and leukemic.

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