Product Description

"...should serve as a standard against which all future atlases will be measured..."* .
--New England Journal of Medicine, review of third edition.

. �...an excellent resource for all health care providers...".
--Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, review of third edition.

. The best selling dermatology atlas in the medical market place!

This unique combination of text, clinical reference, and color atlas features the best quality and most varied photographs of skin conditions important to any health care professional. Features consistent 2-page disease coverage format with description on left and photos on the right.

. NEW TO THIS EDITION.
*MORE photographs � more than 100 new illustrations, many focusing on conditions affecting people of color.
*MORE user friendly � color tabbing system for quick retrieval .
*NEW list of related web sites for physicians and patients at the end of diseases.
*NEW full-color schematic drawings of pathogenesis added to each section.
*NEW section on Bioterrorism.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33545 in Books
• Published on: 2005-01-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1000 pages

From the Back Cover

Rave reviews for previous editions!

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"... should serve as a standard against which all future atlases will be measured ..." New England Journal of Medicine

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"... an unbeatable value" Archives of Dermatology

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"... an excellent resource for all health care providers ... "Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

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"... an excellent stand-alone atlas and management guide" Annals of Internal Medicine

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For generations of doctors and health care providers, the FITZ ATLAS And SYNOPSIS remains the number one reference for quick and comprehensive on-the-spot diagnosis. Here�s why:

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� Extensive library of superb color photos�more than 800 (there are actually 857 figures and images) �many new�from the authors� international collection.

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� Comprehensive coverage of conditions�more than 400 conditions from the most mild and common to the most severe in both children and adults

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� Accessible format�An easy-to-follow interior format that provides ,for each condition, one or more photographs, a concise summary of clinical features, etiology, lab test guidelines, differential diagnosis and treatment.

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� In-depth coverage of important conditions � more than 30 images of melanoma; comprehensive listings of therapy for infections diseases, etc.

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� Softcover and affordable to all physicians, students, and healthcare professionals around the world

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Master authors�Klaus Wolff and Richard A. Johnson continue the expert tradition established by Thomas B. Fitzpatrick by providing a new and improved format to meet today�s healthcare needs

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NEW TO THIS EDITION

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� More than 300 new images, many focusing on conditions of people of color

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� More than 50 % of text restructured, completely rewritten, and management updated throughout

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� New chapter of how to make a diagnosis

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� User-friendly color design and icons to improve information retrieval

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� Website listings for selected conditions, including skin manifestations of bioterrorism for physicians and patients

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Visit http://www.accessmedbooks.com

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About the Author
Richard Johnson, MD, Clinical Instructor in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. . Klaus Wolff, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria. . Richard Suurmond, MD, Professor Emeritus and Chairman, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

Customer Reviews

EXCELLENT REFERENCE BOOK
I have used this book throughout 2 years of medical school and it is one of the best dermatology references I have come across. It has also been a quick review for the the path seen with derm since the pictures are so clear and give a good representation of the path. An easy book to skim through before boards as well.

WELL-RESEARCHED, WELL-DOCUMENTED
Shinning like a king's armour, the colours and synopses of this atlas made a thorough analysis of skin diseases.
Any medical student or practioner who needs a dermatological companion would find a reliable one in this atlas. The uncountable pictures, which featured in this new edition are both illustrative and descriptive. Everything about the book indicates sound research and documentation, (on the part of its authors). It is a superlative tool for both doctors and students: the type of book many people would like to keep as CD-ROMs.

An Excellent Dermatology Reference!
As a non-specialist health care provider, I continually see lesions of all types on peoples faces, and have always wanted an affordable dermatology reference to help me in assessing the risk associated with these lesions. This text is everything I wanted, and then some. The text provides excellent, detailed diagnostic/background information to accompany the wonderful full color pictures, and is organized according to the type of lesion and underlying etiology. At 1,040 pages, it appears to cover the most important and common skin conditions seen. I expect it to become an often used reference in my practice. This text will help me decide when to refer a patient for further evaluation. I wonder how such a great reference can be produced at this price, as most of my other texts are much more expensive. If you are looking for this type of text, I don't think you can lose with this one. The text I have reviewed is the fourth edition, copyright 2001.