Neonatal and Infant Dermatology

Neonatal and Infant Dermatology is a unique comprehensive and heavily illustrated reference on the dermatologic diseases of newborns and infants. It includes discussions of common and uncommon conditions seen in infants at birth and in the first few months of life. With over 600 superb photographs of normal and abnormal skin conditions including images of rare conditions, this easily accessible resource is essential for pediatricians, neonatologists, and dermatologists as well as other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of dermatologic diseases in infants and newborns. New to this edition Get the depth of coverage you need to effectively diagnose skin conditions in neonates and infants. Expedite effective differential diagnoses with guidance from algorithms, lists, text, boxes and supporting images. By Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine (Dermatology), Chief, Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, USA; Ilona J. Frieden, MD, Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Chief Division of Pediatric Dermatology, Vice-Chair Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA ; Andrea Zaenglein, MD, Associate Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Penn State University/ Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, USA and Erin Mathes, MD, Assistant Professor, Dermatology and Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA Table of Contents: Chapter 1 Fetal Skin Development Chapter 2 Structure and function of newborn skin Chapter 3 Lesional Morphology and Assessment Chapter 4 Skin of the premature infant Chapter 5 Neonatal skin care and toxicology Chapter 6 Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures Chapter 7 Transient benign cutaneous lesions in the newborn Chapter 8 Iatrogenic and traumatic injuries Chapter 9 Developmental abnormalities Chapter 10 Vesicles, pustules, bullae, erosions and ulcerations Chapter 11 Epidermolysis Bullosa Chapter 12 Bacterial infections Chapter 13 Viral infections Chapter 14 Fungal infections, infestations and parasitic infections in neonates Chapter 15 Eczematous Disorders Chapter 16 Diaper Area Eruptions Chapter 17 Erythrodermas; the red scaly baby Chapter 18 Disorders of cornification (Ichthyosis) Chapter 19 Inflammatory and purpuric eruptions Chapter 20 Vascular stains, malformations and tumors Chapter 21 Hypopigmentation disorders Chapter 22 Hyperpigmentations disorder Chapter 23 Lumps, bumps and Hamartomas Chapter 24 Disorders of subcutaneous tissue Chapter 25 Neoplastic and infiltrative disease Chapter 26 Selected hereditary diseases Chapter 27 Neonatal mucous membrane disorders Chapter 28 Hair disorders Chapter 29 Nail defects