(McGraw-Hill Professional; November; $399.00 print / $150.00/year online) has been reorganized and substantially rewritten to reflect current practice and state of the art in dermatology. With this completely updated and redesigned seventh edition, dermatology's acclaimed reference reaffirms its premier role in the training and clinical guidance of students and practitioners.
Integrating both print and digital content, the new edition will now be available in a choice of formats. The print text will be accompanied by a downloadable version of the entire book with all figures, tables, and the ability to annotate the text. The new online edition will feature 10% additional content–text and images–and will exist entirely online. It will be updated regularly and available as a subscription. The seventh edition has been completely revitalized and features:
- New Editors: Barbara Gilchrest, Amy Paller, and David Leffell have joined the editorial team, bringing a "next-generation" approach to the text.
- New Table of Contents: The organization of the book has been completely revised to reflect the current practice and state of the art of dermatology.
- Most of the text has been completely rewritten.
- Basic science chapters are woven into their relevant sections, grouped with clinical content for ease of use.
- Dermatologic disease chapters are grouped by pathogenic and causative mechanisms.
- Focus on understanding skin as an adaptive organ that changes throughout the life-span.
- Full coverage of cutaneous manifestations of systemic disease.
- Increased number of chapters on therapy.
- Increased number of chapters on surgical and cosmetic dermatology.
- New FULL COLOR Design
- Chapters begin with "at a glance" overview.
- Algorithms for diagnosis and therapy expedite decision making.
- Dictionary style tabs lead reader to first pages of chapters.
- Improved flow of text, tables, and figures makes this a highly reader-friendly book.
- New FULL COLOR Illustrations and Photos
- All illustrations and photos are in full color.
- All diagrams and charts have been redrawn by a medical artist for consistency and ease of understanding.
- Over 50% of the photographic images are new to this edition.
The new edition of Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine is the ultimate reference for the investigation of skin disease and systemic diseases with cutaneous manifestations.
About the Editors
Klaus Wolff, MD, is Professor and Chairman Emeritus, Department of Dermatology, The University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD, is Professor of Dermatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Stephen I. Katz, MD, PhD, is Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Barbara A. Gilchrest, MD, is Professor and Chair of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Amy S. Paller, MD, is Walter J. Hamlin Professor and Chair of Dermatology, Professor of Pediatrics, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois.
David J. Leffell, MD, is Professor of Dermatology and Surgery, Chief, Section of Dermatologic Surgery and Cutaneous Oncology, Department of Dermatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th Edition (print and ebook) / October 2007 / ISBN: 0071466908, 9780071466905 / $399.00
Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine, 7th edition (online edition) / November 2007 / $150.00 per year
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