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Top 50 Dermatology Case Studies for Primary Care

  • Presents case studies of various skin conditions from the standpoint of the primary care physician and the dermatologist
  • Answers questions for primary care physicians such as when to treat, how to treat, when to refer, when to biopsy, and when to reassure
  • Provides an accurate and real reflection of the kinds of skin conditions primary care physicians encounter
  • Informs and educates primary care physicians with a dermatologist’s perspective?

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Table of contents (50 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Head and Neck

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Acne

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 3-9
    3. Actinic Keratosis

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 11-16
    4. Impetigo

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 17-21
    5. Alopecia Areata

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 23-28
    6. Perioral Dermatitis

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 29-33
    7. Seborrheic Dermatitis

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 35-39
  3. Upper Limbs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
    2. Basal Cell Carcinoma

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 43-48
    3. Digital Mucous Cyst

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 49-53
    4. Periungual Warts

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 55-60
    5. Paronychia

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 61-66
    6. Interdigital Candidiasis

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 67-72
    7. Blistering Dactylitis

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 73-77
    8. Pompholyx

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 79-84
    9. Arthropod Bites

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 85-90
  4. Lower Limbs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
    2. Tinea Pedis

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 93-98
    3. Pyoderma Gangrenosum

      • Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka
      Pages 99-104

About this book

This landmark text is dedicated to the conversation had between a primary care physician and a dermatologist that is a true reflection of the way medicine works when these physicians collaborate on the same case. The book uses actual case studies from the authors' offices and provides an accurate and real portrayal of the types of skin conditions primary care physicians encounter. Answering questions such as when to treat, how to treat, when to refer, when to biopsy, and when to reassure, this book informs and educates primary care physicians with a dermatologist’s perspective. Top 50 Dermatology Case Studies for Primary Care ​gives the reader an entirely new vantage point from which to view dermatologic cases, and together with one of New York City's top dermatologists, the authors look at the same case, the same patient, and compare what each did or would have done. Written for family medicine and internal medicine physicians, residents and providers, Top 50 DermatologyCase Studies for Primary Care proves to be an invaluable resource in their day-to-day practices.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Family Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Attending Mount Sinai Doctors/Beth Israel Medical Group-Williamsburg, Brooklyn, USA

    Danya Reich

  • School of Medicine Imperial College London, London, UK

    Corinna Eleni Psomadakis

  • Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA

    Bobby Buka

About the authors

Danya Reich, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Family Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Attending, Mt. Sinai Doctors/Beth Israel Medical Group - Williamsburg
Brooklyn, NY, USA

Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, BA, MBBS (2018)
School of Medicine, Imperial College London     
London, United Kingdom 

Robert L. Buka, MD, JD
Section Chief, Department of Dermatology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Medical Director, Bobby Buka Dermatology
New York, NY, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Top 50 Dermatology Case Studies for Primary Care

  • Authors: Danya Reich, Corinna Eleni Psomadakis, Bobby Buka

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18627-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-18626-9Published: 16 December 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-18627-6Published: 08 December 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 356

  • Number of Illustrations: 115 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Primary Care Medicine, Dermatology, Internal Medicine, General Practice / Family Medicine

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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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