| Preface |
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| Glossary of terms frequently used in dermatology |
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1 An Introduction to skin and skin disease |
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Skin structure and function |
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2 | (10) |
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12 | (1) |
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2 Signs and symptoms of skin disease |
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Alterations in skin colour |
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Alterations in the skin surface |
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The size, shape and thickness of skin lesions |
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Oedema, fluid-filled cavities and ulcers |
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20 | (1) |
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Symptoms of skin disorder |
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Disabilities from skin disease |
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22 | (3) |
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3 Skin damage from environmental hazards |
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Damage caused by toxic substances |
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Injury from solar ultraviolet irradiation |
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29 | (1) |
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Chronic photodamage (photoageing) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (22) |
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Fungal disease of the skin/the superficial mycoses/infections with ringworm fungi (dermatophyte infections) |
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38 | (7) |
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Bacterial infection of the skin |
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Viral infection of the skin |
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52 | (6) |
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58 | (2) |
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5 Infestations, insect bites and stings |
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60 | (14) |
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60 | (6) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (4) |
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Helminthic infestations of the skin |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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6 Skin disease and the traveller |
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The effects of travelling on skin disease |
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77 | (1) |
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7 Immunologically mediated skin disorders |
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78 | (20) |
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78 | (4) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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The vasculitis group of diseases |
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91 | (3) |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (1) |
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8 Blistering skin disorders |
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98 | (7) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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9 Skin disorders in AIDS, immunodeficiency and venereal disease |
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105 | (9) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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Other skin manifestations |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Treatment of skin manifestations of AIDS |
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108 | (1) |
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Drug-induced immunodeficiency |
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109 | (1) |
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Other causes of acquired immunodeficiency |
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110 | (1) |
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Congenital immunodeficiencies |
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110 | (1) |
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Dermatological aspects of venereal disease |
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110 | (3) |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (24) |
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114 | (9) |
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123 | (3) |
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Discoid eczema (nummular eczema) |
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126 | (2) |
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Eczema craquelee (asteatotic eczema) |
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128 | (1) |
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Lichen simplex chronicus (circumscribed neurodermatitis) |
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129 | (1) |
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130 | (5) |
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Venous eczema (gravitational eczema; stasis dermatitis) |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (2) |
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11 Psoriasis and lichen planus |
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138 | (21) |
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138 | (14) |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (3) |
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157 | (2) |
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12 Acne, rosacea and similar disorders |
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159 | (23) |
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159 | (13) |
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172 | (7) |
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179 | (1) |
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180 | (2) |
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13 Wound healing and ulcers |
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182 | (12) |
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Principles of wound healing |
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182 | (2) |
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Venous hypertension, the gravitational syndrome and venous ulceration |
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184 | (4) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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Less common causes of ulceration |
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190 | (2) |
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Diagnosis and assessment of ulcers |
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192 | (1) |
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192 | (2) |
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14 Benign tumours, moles, birthmarks and cysts |
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194 | (25) |
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Tumours of epidermal origin |
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194 | (3) |
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Benign tumours of sweat gland origin |
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197 | (2) |
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Benign tumours of hair follicle origin |
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199 | (1) |
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199 | (5) |
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Degenerative changes in naevi |
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204 | (2) |
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Vascular malformations (angioma)/capillary naevi |
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206 | (4) |
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Dermatofibroma (histiocytoma, sclerosing haernangioma) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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Collagen and elastic tissue naevi |
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213 | (1) |
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Mast cell naevus and mastocytosis |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (2) |
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Treatment of benign tumours, moles and birthmarks |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (2) |
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15 Malignant disease of the skin |
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219 | (21) |
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219 | (12) |
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231 | (6) |
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Lymphomas of skin (cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (1) |
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16 Skin problems in infancy and old age |
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240 | (11) |
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240 | (6) |
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246 | (4) |
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250 | (1) |
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17 Pregnancy and the skin |
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251 | (5) |
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Physiological changes in the skin during pregnancy |
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251 | (2) |
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Effects of pregnancy on intercurrent skin disease |
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253 | (1) |
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Effects of intercurrent maternal disease on the fetus |
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253 | (1) |
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Skin disorders occurring in pregnancy |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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18 Disorders of keratinization and other genodermatoses |
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256 | (15) |
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256 | (2) |
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258 | (1) |
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Autosomal dominant ichthyosis |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (2) |
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Non-bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma |
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262 | (1) |
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Bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma (epidermolytic hyperkeratosis) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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265 | (1) |
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Other disorders of keratinization |
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266 | (2) |
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268 | (1) |
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269 | (2) |
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19 Metabolic disorders and reticulohistiocytic proliferative disorders |
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271 | (9) |
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271 | (5) |
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276 | (2) |
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Reticulohistiocytic proliferative disorders |
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278 | (1) |
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279 | (1) |
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20 Disorders of hair and nails |
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280 | (13) |
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280 | (8) |
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288 | (3) |
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291 | (2) |
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21 Systemic disease and the skin |
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293 | (14) |
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Skin markers of malignant disease |
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293 | (4) |
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Endocrine disease, diabetes and the skin |
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297 | (3) |
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Skin infection and pruritus |
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300 | (1) |
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Androgenization (virilization) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (2) |
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Skin and the gastrointestinal tract |
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304 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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Systemic causes of pruritus |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (2) |
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22 Disorders of pigmentation |
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307 | (9) |
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Generalized hypopigmentation |
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308 | (1) |
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Localized hypopigmentation |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (4) |
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315 | (1) |
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23 Management of skin disease |
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316 | (13) |
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Psychological aspects of skin disorder |
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316 | (2) |
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318 | (1) |
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Topical treatments for skin disease |
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318 | (3) |
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Surgical aspects of the management of skin disease |
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321 | (2) |
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323 | (3) |
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Phototherapy for skin disease |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (2) |
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24 Surgical treatment of skin disorders |
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329 | (14) |
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The dermatological diagnosis |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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Electrocautery and electrosurgery |
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331 | (3) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (1) |
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336 | (5) |
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341 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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Mohs' micrographic surgery |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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343 | (8) |
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343 | (2) |
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Old versus new cosmetic dermatology |
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345 | (1) |
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345 | (1) |
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Cosmetic dermatology treatments |
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346 | (1) |
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346 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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347 | (1) |
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Ablative lasers - and fractional ablative lasers, radiofrequency ablation, Dermaroller, mesotherapy and injection of physiological products |
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348 | (1) |
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Dermatological facial surgery |
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349 | (1) |
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Cosmetic treatments for the body |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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26 The future of dermatological practice |
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351 | (4) |
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The changing clinical spectrum |
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351 | (1) |
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352 | (1) |
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The treatment of skin disease |
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352 | (3) |
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