• Basic Principles.- Principles of diagnosis.- Skin biopsy.- Histopathological techniques.- Dermatopathologic glossary.- Inflammatory and Infectious dermatoses.- Epidermis Spongiosis, acanthosis and hyperparakeratosis.- Epidermis Acantholysis.- Bullous diseases.- Interface dermatoses.- Dermis Vascular disorders.- Dermis Granulomatous inflammation.- Dermis Interstitial inflammation.- Dermis Diffuse mixed inflammatory infiltrates.- Dermis Degenerative and metabolic disorders.- Dermis Inflammation of adnexal structures.- Subcutaneous fat Panniculitis.- Drug reactions.- Artifactual damage.- Cysts.- Epithelial cysts.- Pseudocysts.- Hamartomas and Neoplasms.- Epidermal hamartomas and neoplasms.- Melanocytic lesions.- Adnexal tumors.- Soft tissue proliferations and neoplasms.- Vascular tumors.- Lymphomas and pseudolymphomas.- Histiocytoses and mastocytoses.- Cutaneous metastases.

"Residents in pathology and dermatology often wish for a clear, well illustrated and digestible book that lays out the fundamental diagnostic points for the most common skin diseases- and there it is. Superb photomicrographs and logically ordered criteria are presented in a slim but handsome volume. I recommend Dermatopathology for all physicians in training in both specialties.Philip E. LeBoit MDProfessor of Dermatology, Pathology and DermatopathologyUC-SF School of Medicine Dermatopathology presents the clinical and histopathologic feature of common dermatologic disorders in a concise and logically organized fashion. Each entity is illustraded with excellent full color photomicrographs. A thoughtful discussion of differential diagnostic considerations and ancillary diagnostic tools for each entity will provide the reader with expert guidance on the interpretation of skin biopsies. This compact volume is ideal for trainees in pathology and dermatology or for the practicing pathologist or dermatologist who needs a quick reference.Sabine Kohler MDProfessor of Dermatology, Pathology and DermatopathologyStanford University School of Medicine