50 Cases Dermatological Medicine

Patients suffering from serious disease may often first present with skin manifestations. The diagnoses for fifty interesting cases from the Dermatology records of King's College Hospital are here discussed, showing unusual or neglected presentations of common diseases.

The skin is often the first organ to show that a serious disease exists in the body. Too often, clues from the skin are missed or neglected when examining a patient. From dog bites that don't heal to the dermatological effects of a vegan diet, 50 Cases in Dermatological Medicine demonstrates the astonishing variety of cutaneous responses that occur in a range of underlying pathologies. This fascinating treatise presents fifty cases from King's College Hospital that show the important relationship between dermatology and other medical disciplines.