As the only comprehensive, heavily illustrated textbook of neonatal diseases of the skin, The Textbook of Neonatal Dermatology is a unique reference of dermatology of newborns. It includes discussions of common and uncommon conditions seen in infants at birth and in the first few months of life. With over 300 superb photographs of normal and abnormal cutaneous skin conditions, this resource is valuable to pediatricians, neonatologists, and dermatologists as well as other healthcare professionals who care for newborns and infants. The 27 comprehensive but concisely written chapters cover skin development and functions, premature skin, morphology and transient cutaneous disorders, birth marks including vascular and pigmentary disorders, inflammatory disorders, vesiculobullous diseases, neoplastic disorders and genetic diseases, and hair and nails.
Chapters are organized by clinical problem, such as erythroderma, purpuric eruption, blisters and pustules, making the text helpful and easy to access for the clinician.Tables of differential diagnosis are conveniently located throughout the book, emphasizing clinical presentation. Provides anexcellent review of infant skin care and toxicology with tables of toxic substances in the newborn.Offers the most comprehensive discussion of neonatal mucosal disease, hair, nail subcutaneous, and iatrogenic disorders, not available in any other single source.Superb photos of common, uncommon and rare neonatal skin diseases with detailed accompanying text of clinical/disease correlations.