100 Cases in Dermatology

100 Cases in Dermatology--------------------------------------------------A 23-year-old African Caribbean woman presents in the emergency departmentwith an acute onset facial rash. During initial assessment she complainsof a two week history of general malaise, fatigue, fever and weightloss. You have been assigned her examination...100 Cases in Dermatologypresents 100 scenarios with a dermatological manifestation commonlyseen by medical students and junior doctors. A succinct summary ofthe patient's history, examination and initial investigations, includingfull colour images showing presentation, is followed by questions onthe diagnosis and management of each case. The answer includes a detaileddiscussion on each topic, with further illustration where appropriate,providing an essential revision aid as well as a practical guide forstudents and junior doctors. Making clinical decisions and choosingthe best course of action is one of the most challenging and difficultparts of training to become a doctor. These cases will teach studentsand junior doctors to recognize important dermatological symptoms andsigns and, where appropriate, their relationship to other medical conditions,and to develop their diagnostic and management skills.--------------------------------------------------Author Biography: Rachael Morris-Jones, Consultant Dermatologist &Honorary Senior Lecturer, King's College Hospital, London, UK Ann-MariePowell, Consultant Dermatologist, St John's Institute of Dermatology,Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, UK Emma Benton, Post-CCT ClinicalResearch Fellow, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's and St Thomas'NHS Trust, London, UK