Textbook of Dermatology, Leprology & Venereology

Textbook of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology is an up-to-date, comprehensive book that presents the basic concepts of dermatology using a simple and student friendly approach. This book follows the syllabus recommended by Medical Council of India (MCI).

• Brief, concise, and illustrated book very useful for passing exams
• Clinical approach followed throughout the text
• Common phenomenon and signs as well as bedside and laboratory tests described
• Clinical diagnosis and treatment of diseases thoroughly explained

New Features of the Third Edition

• Includes better clinical photographs and updated therapeutics
• Includes new and emerging therapies like light-based therapies
• Includes colored line diagrams for better understanding
• Clinical aspects strengthened by differential diagnosis
• Important differential diagnosis tabulated with differentiating features for quick recapitulation
• Medical curriculum for MBBS included with a specimen of question paper

1. Introduction

2. Physiology, Biochemistry, and Immunology of the Skin

3. Principles of Clinical Diagnosis

4. Phenomenon, Signs, and Tests

5. Side Laboratory Procedures

6. Bacterial Infections

7. Viral Infections

8. Fungal Infections

9. Infestations and Protozoal Infections

10. Papulosquamous Disorders

11. Eczema

12. Blistering Disorders (Vesiculobullous Disorders)

13. Tuberculosis of Skin (Cutaneous Tuberculosis)

14. Connective Tissue Disorders and Vasculitis

15. Urticaria, Pruritus, and Drug Eruptions

16. Disorders of Pigmentation

17. Disorders of Keratinization

18. Genodermatoses (Neurocutaneous Syndromes)

19. Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders

20. Disorders of Sebaceous and Sweat Glands

21. Disorders of Hair and Nails

22. Systemic Diseases and Skin

23. Psychological Aspects of Skin Diseases (Psychocutaneous Disorders)

24. Benign, Premalignant, and Malignant Tumors of the Skin

25. Skin and Age

26. Genital Ulcer Disease

27. Syphilis

28. Chancroid, Donovanosis, Herpes Genitalis, and Lymphogranuloma Venereum

29. Gonorrhea and Nongonococcal Urethritis

30. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

31. Minor STDs 2

32. Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease): Clinical Aspects and Diagnosis

33. Leprosy: Complications

34. Leprosy: Treatment

35. Differential Diagnosis

36. Topical Therapy

37. Systemic Therapy: Part I

38. Systemic Therapy: Part II

39. New and Emerging Topical, Systemic, and Light-Based Therapies

40. Basic Dermatologic Surgery and Cosmetology