Practical Skin Pathology

This engaging new text teaches students, residents, and practitioners of all ages how to use insights from both pathologists and dermatologists to improve their comprehension of skin disorders. It is meant to bridge the gap between dermatology and dermapathology and explores the questions that practitioners have that fall between the two subjects. What is a dermatologist to do with a pathology report that has a histological rather than a clinical diagnosis? What is to be done with old names of disorders that some clinicians still use? Why do some disorders have many names, and which is better and why? These and dozens of other questions are answered in Practical Skin Pathology, the only book of its kind to address both the clinical education of each disease as well as the pathology findings.

Authored by a leader in clinical dermatology, dermatopathology, and skin immunology, Practical Skin Pathology is written for dermatologists, dermatology residents, and dermatopathologists. Addressing such questions as whether to accept a differential diagnosis from a dermatopathologist rather than a specific diagnosis and when, to how to help a pathologists give a dermatologist the best possible interpretation of a biopsy, this quick reference includes color illustrations, images, and tables to better assist the physician in answering these common questions and concern

Diya F. Mutasim, MD, has taught residents both dermatology and pathology for 25 years, has been residency program director for more than 20 years and dermatopathology fellowship program director for more than 10 years, and is a professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. His research interests are in the area of bullous (blistering) diseases of the skin as well connective tissue diseases. His research expertise is in the field of basement membranes and blistering disorders and his clinical practice interests include treatment of skin diseases with phototherapy and photochemotherapy (PUVA). Currently, Dr. Mutasim's private practice is limited to consultations for complex dermatological disorders such as lupus, dermatomyositis, pemphigus, other blistering diseases, severe psoriasis, and skin lymphomas.